SELECTING ONE'S REPRIEVE

SELECTING ONE'S REPRIEVE

The old familiar parts were played on stage.

A captive group there stilled beneath the page.

With song and dance those resin smiles to share,

Gave ambiance of grace upon the stairs.

Each pirouette of words on gilded lips,

Wound tighter still...deception's face eclipsed.

Some melodramas far outran their stay,

As time perceived a comedy to play.

Rehearsals in full dress became the norm,

Providing shadowed images in form.

Forgetting where reality began,

The play ran 'bout full circle in the sand.

Through many years the lines were memorized,

To seal in dark illusion each script's lies.

Becoming other voices...minds in art,

Selecting one's reprieve by playing parts.

So careful there to hide the self enclosed,

And whereupon...the final curtain closed.

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Sestetta: a Nonce Form created by Sharon Peeples

First published in Distant Echoes magazine

Reviews

[Patricia Wedel]

dearest Sharon... Hamlet is my favorite as presented to me by my Father... God Rest his Soul. On the light side-- I did enjoy the more Modern Movie--
"Shakespeare in Love". So little Time and so many poems and forms. It is a pleasure to read your poetry nd I admire your Talent. When I hear Piano Music, I think of you. When I read your Poetry I pause and ponder the Universe. gently, Pat

[Miss Sharon]

What a lovely and complimentary review Pat! Thanks so much. ~Sharon

[Carola]

this must have been a difficult write with so many rules. i applaud you ! 👏
an enjoyable read.
cheerio carola

[Miss Sharon]

Thanks ever so much for reading and responding! I appreciate you. ~Sharon

[Gee]

I played many a part in my growing years until eventually becoming happy in my own skin. Sadly some folk never achieve this.
You must have the patience of a saint to sit and write to a set form. Nearly rhyming or none at all I can manage:)
Hope you are well

[Miss Sharon]

Thanks so much my friend for a lovely review! I appreciate you. ~Sharon

[Chris Shaw]

We are all actors on the stage of life. Dear Sharon I enjoyed your sestetta.. Three stanzas, six lines in each, ten beats per line and end rhyme in each couplet. An accomplished write dear friend. Well done.


Chris

[Miss Sharon]

Thank you so much Chris for a very nice review! ~Sharon

[Fabian G. Franklin]

Perhaps "God is the greatest comedian of all, playing to an audience too afraid to laugh." Voltaire
I'd say the audience is suitably terrified and petrified by this point. The actors are stuttering their lines even though they know the script. They're trying to ad lib bits of Shakespeare into a Tennessee Williams play I think. I enjoyed the read. Great stuff, my friend. F.

[Miss Sharon]

Thanks so much my friend for your very nice review of this write! You are appreciated. ~Sharon

[Lisasview]

So dear Sharon.. what is a Sestetta.. a nonce form.. so interesting ..
I can not seem to pick up the Rhyme..Is there one?
In the first stanza the rhyme is easy in the first two lines
In the second stanza there is a rhyme in the first four lines.
and, in the third stanza there is a rhyme in the last two lines.
Really would love to know how this form works.
I did enjoy your poem..or is it actually called a poem?
Loved the metaphors...
Fun to learn something new,
Lisa

[Miss Sharon]

Every two lines have the same end rhyme. There are 10 syllables in every line. That's it. I think it's an easy form. Thanks for reading. ~Sharon

[Lisasview]

Yes, I see the 10 syllables per line.
Just wondered what Sestetta was..I thought it was a form I knew nothing about?
Not that I am one to really know but I did not think that share and stairs rhymed... I thought that it would need to be shares (with an s to actually rhyme with stairs) Another one was art and parts...But as I said..what do I know,..
Just seeing what your thoughts are...
Lisa, now in dark and still cold Spain

[Miss Sharon]

The Sestetta is a nonce form that I created.

[Lisasview]

Oh, okay
Thank you for letting me know...
LIsa

[Sami Khalil]

I felt like your captive audience. Very unique style and worthy. You are talented indeed in poetry and music.
All great and wonderful Miss Sharon.

[Miss Sharon]

Ah Sami my friend, you just made my day! Thank you. ~Sharon

[Sami Khalil]

You deserve it. Welcome Miss Sharon.

[William Michael Reeves]

I'm learning forms left and right today. I like it! And your poem. Introspection hiding in a tale of tales. Your font works with this too. Script. Sestetta? 3 stanzas of 6 lines 10 syllables in iambic pentameter?

[Miss Sharon]

Bravo kind sir! You got the instructions for my Sestetta perfectly. Let me know if you write one. ~Sharon

[William Michael Reeves]

I have a page in my book where I write the different forms and rules. I'll add it. Gonna need more pages just on forms. Thanks

[KATHY SUE SILLS]

I loved the imagery you used so well in this piece! I loved it all, but the last stanza really stood out! Great poetic piece!

[Miss Sharon]

Thanks so much Kathy for your lovely review of this write! I appreciate you. ~Sharon

[KATHY SUE SILLS]

My pleasure!