Sestina

The following is a slightly revised version of a Sestina—a complex, seven stanza form—published in August, 2022. This poem is dedicated to Valerie, on the second anniversary of her death.

Ally to every and each, your rune
evaded death without disparagement
for certain scores until a cusp of august
could bide no more want to resuscitate
our lineage will feel in heart as recluse
until we dwell again as mote and aggregate new name.