Tag Archives: sestina

Poetry Day: Stag of Visindor Forest

Posted on November 6, 2025 by Charles Yallowitz

(This is another sestina from back in the day.  Again, these are poems with 6 stanzas, 6 lines each, and the same 6 final words in different positions.  Takes a few tries to get them right since you can go … Continue reading →

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Poetry Day: Fall of the Dragon

Posted on June 22, 2023 by Charles Yallowitz

(This type of poem is called a Sestina.  It has six stanzas with six lines each.  The final word of each line is reused until each one has been in each position.  I loved the challenge of this type of … Continue reading →

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Path of Heroes Sestina

Posted on September 16, 2019 by Charles Yallowitz

(A sestina is a 7 stanza poem. The first 6 stanzas have 6 lines where the final word of each line is used in each position once.  It ends with a 3 line stanza with two of the words in … Continue reading →

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The Knight of Draykcab (Sestina Style Poem)

Posted on July 15, 2016 by Charles Yallowitz

Knuckles white as he grips his sword A layer of rust left by time The young knight takes a step Upon the warrior path Alone within the forest To stand against the shadows No protection from the shadows He depends … Continue reading →

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Genre Jumper (Sestina Style)

Posted on September 10, 2013 by Charles Yallowitz

He departs upon the road With pen clutched within his hand Never knowing his return Because his quest is a dream To be seen by the world Once he makes it real So many genres in the world Each a … Continue reading →

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Poetry Prompt #1: Bad Weather

Posted on April 9, 2013 by Charles Yallowitz

This is a poetry prompt by We Drink Because We’re Poets.  Bad weather with the words Thunder, Lightning, and Wind.  Going to try a complicated Sestina: The storm rages all night Trees struck down with lightning Crackling, living fire Twisting … Continue reading →

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Fall of the Dragon

Posted on February 25, 2013 by Charles Yallowitz

The rain fell heavy upon the town. As the stranger drew his unused blade. A battle would ensue today. Hungry steel would meet a starving fire. Leaving carnage on the ground And ashes in the air.   The beast was … Continue reading →

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