Lost in a river of sorrow,
with lifeless songs,
she rows her boat,
no hope for tomorrow,
or soul mate to whom she
belongs,
endlessly gazing, she
floats.
Along with wave of
unrequited emotion she floats,
she knows not of happiness
but of sorrow,
a heart full of remorse,
to her belongs,
singing painful songs,
without anyone to listen
today or tomorrow,
just she and her boat.
Her boat,
in a river floats,
an unending quest of
tomorrow,
today filled with sorrow,
unheard songs,
to no one she belongs.
She wonders where is the
one to whom she belongs,
will she ever find an
anchor for her life’s boat,
will anyone ever listen to
her songs,
will she ever find
happiness that floats,
her heart cries of sorrow,
has lost all hope for
tomorrow.
Sun will shine tomorrow,
to the azure sky it
belongs,
it knows nothing of her
sorrow,
or her boat,
that directionless floats,
with sad songs.
Winds carry her songs,
someone might listen to
them today or tomorrow,
someone might see her, as
she floats,
someone might be there to
whom she belongs,
she might find an anchor
for her life’s boat,
and an end to her sorrow.
She finds a heart that
listens to her songs and to whom she belongs,
today or tomorrow, now she
has an anchor for her boat,
in a love filled direction
her boat floats, in a river with no sorrow.
A
sestina contains a grand total of seven stanzas - the first six containing six
lines each, and the final stanza called an 'envoy') with three. All of the
first six stanzas use the same six line-ending words, arranged in a different
order each time the overall pattern of ending words for the first six stanzas
is:
1-2-3-4-5-6
6-1-5-2-4-3
3-6-4-1-2-5
5-3-2-6-1-4
4-5-1-3-6-2
2-4-6-5-3-1
The
ending word pattern for it is 5-3-1,
but
the other three ending words must be used in the middle of the
lines:
2-5
4-3
6-1
