[stylist] Breathe sestina

[Lynda Lambert]

Eve,
I just came back to the house for my afternoon break from the studio. What a 
delight was waiting here - with the arrival of your sestina!

I have been captured by breath - the the motion of each breath and the 
merging of the worlds inside and outside.
I have listed to this several times to feel the words as they breathe 
universal life through this poem.

This is exquisite! While I listened to it I was transported into the world 
of  a Japanese Butoh dance performance.

No one can teach anyone how to write like this. It is found within YOU, as 
you begin your recollections and find your own memories.

I will make a prediction here - after reading this, and other things you 
have written - the world will know your name. I say this with tears in my 
eyes because this is one of the most exquisite pieces I have ever read. This 
sure made my day!

Lynda


Lynda Lambert
104 River Road
Ellwood City, PA 16117

724 758 4979

My Blog:  http://www.walkingbyinnervision.blogspot.com
My Website:  http://lyndalambert.com






----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Eve Sanchez" <3rdeyeonly at gmail.com>
To: "Writer's Division Mailing List" <stylist at nfbnet.org>
Sent: Monday, April 16, 2012 1:41 PM
Subject: [stylist] Breathe sestina


> Hi all, My wonderful friend and mentor has taught me how to write 
> sestinas.
> I just finished my second attempt (the first is not being shared, sorry),
> but I thought I would share this one with you all. I like the description 
> I
> was given of how they are layers, but because of the nature of this the
> layers have all fused. That is also my perception of what happens during
> meditation. Enjoy and Namaste, Eve
>
>
>
> Breathe
>
>
> With the world I am one.
>
> My skin tingles with the touch of the wind.
>
> I am comforted by the suns warmth.
>
> The rustle of the grass is a beautiful silence.
>
> Of Man, I hear no sound.
>
> I am one at peace.
>
>
> With the world I am at peace.
>
> My existence is but one
>
> sigh of a great sound
>
> lost in the eternal wind.
>
> My inner warmth
>
> is lost in silence.
>
>
> The moving leaves are a beautiful silence.
>
> It is the music of my peace.
>
> Through closed lids I see the suns warmth.
>
> With time I am one,
>
> But time travels with the wind.
>
> Of Mans world, there is no sound.
>
>
> Mans persistent intruders are but white sound
>
> as backdrop to natures beautiful silence.
>
> All intrusion is first carried away on the wind
>
> Before it could be a disturbance to my peace
>
> Blessed rain that has passed, helps Earth and sun become one
>
> so that I may smell the warmth.
>
>
> Scents of nutmeg, honey, and Earth bring warmth
>
> to my senses as opening blossoms create a great sound.
>
> With the lotus I am one
>
> reveling in a beautiful silence.
>
> Bees and birds are fused with my peace
>
> as their music becomes part of the wind.
>
>
> As if exposed muscles are massaged by the wind
>
> All senses awake with warmth.
>
> Body, mind, and soul are at peace.
>
> An insect walks a stem creating a great sound
>
> As a distant silence
>
> Comes from grasshoppers jumping as one.
>
>
> The Earth has become one with the wind
>
> As the warmth is carried in silence
>
> To become pure sound for my peace.
>


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