[stylist] Breathe sestina

[Eve Sanchez]

Thank you all. You make me feel so blessed. Namaste, Eve

On Mon, Apr 16, 2012 at 1:01 PM, Lynda Lambert <llambert at zoominternet.net>wrote:

> 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
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> ----- 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
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>
> 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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