The Joy Of An Angel

This is a sestina poem I had to write for school. The last words have to match in a pattern. I think you'll catch on.

Longing for the arms of an angel

Desire written on my face

Etched permanently with tears

Desire seeps into my heart

As I  try not to smile

With this feeling of abundant joy.

 

As every fiber screamed with joy;

Desire, for the arms of this angel

I couldn't help but smile

It spread across my face,

Spread across my entire heart

Welling out of me through tears

 

Never have I expelled such joyous tears

As with this angelic joy

This man has seeped into my heart

This divine angel

With his expressionless face

Not even so much as a smile

 

Can I not make him smile?

Is this being too good for tears?

Yet I love this expressionless face

That fills me with abundant joy

Suddenly as I cry, a smile crosses this angel

One that envelops my heart

 

Wrapped in him, I leave my heart

Just marveling at his gorgeous smile

A smile fit for only an angel

that fills me with tears

of such radiant joy.

Etched again with tears upon my face.

 

This angel touches my face

In turn, touching my heart

My heart wrapped in his created joy

And once more, he's crossed with a smile

And suddenly his face holds tears,

tears of a divine angel

 

Tears of this angel adorn his beautiful face

Tears of joy? Or tears of sorrow in his heart?

Love, please smile. Your best feature is joy.

Author's Note

I love this format, but I hate my poem. Oh well.

Reviews

[Wicahpi]

Excellent!! I've been reading the entries to the Sestina contest
and yours is the first one I found!! This is beautiful and well formed.
Someone followed directions :) (sorry if that offends anyone)
Very well done and I'm sure wasn't an easy poem to write either!
Good Luck in the contest!

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... this verse is amazingly beautiful ... and it's so skillfully written ... stunned i am ... outta words ... :) ...