Lurking in the Shadows
by JOSEPH BRYANT (Italian Stallion)
Alpenglow amidst glistening white snow.
Snow covered summits eliminating alpenglow.
Lurking deep within the distant shadows murk,
murk shadows balter and chortle while lurking.
Eschew the possibilities – trying to construe,
construe deeper meaning shadows hold, whilst not eschew.
© Copyright 2009 By: Italian Stallion
*The Mirror Sestet, created by Shelley A. Cephas, is a poem that can be written in one or more stanzas of 6 lines each. The specific guidelines for this form are as follows:
The first word of line 1 rhymes with the last word of line 1.
The first word of line 2 is the last word of line 1 and the
last word of line 2 is the 1st word of line 1.
The first word of line 3 rhymes with the last word of line 3.
The first word of line 4 is the last word of line 3 and the
last word of line 4 is the 1st word of line 3.
The first word of line 5 rhymes with the last word of line 5.
The first word of line 6 is the last word of line 5 and the
last word of line 6 is the 1st word of line 5.
The Mirror Sestet can also be written in non-rhyme.
All rules must be followed except there is no 1st and last word rhyming.