and she has, a sestina

and she has

 

ask for some help if you need it

and she has

an invitation will come forward that you’ll yes to

i started to hear the walls creak and i said lets go

what are you crying about

a different maker’s generic doesn’t work at all

 

it’s not about me at all

garcia could not get a hand on it

that’s what sound science is all about

and she has

an honor to get to go

perhaps schedule a massage or two

 

he can still get a lot better because he wants to

we sail a bit sometimes not at all

and i said lets go

keep putting forth effort and working at it

and she has

that’s what sound science is all about

 

what are you crying about

there will be happiness but a somber moment too

and she has

its not about me at all

he told her to keep it

it’s an honor to get to go

 

we’re ready to stop talking and just go

that’s what sound science is about

ask for some help if you need it

there will be a somber moment too

but sometimes not at all

and she has

 

and she has

to get to go

not at all

crying about

he wants to

need it

 

 

Source

MacInnis, Roberta. Runners Go Extra Mile for Boston. Houston Chronicle. 19 Apr. 2014. A1, A12

Minge, John. Gulf Recovery Efforts are Making Progress. Houston Chronicle. 19 Apr. 2014. B7.

Kaderka, Susan. Damage to Wildlife Remains Significant. Houston Chronicle. 19 Apr. 2014. B7

Creech, Jenny Dial. Happy With His Game. Houston Chronicle. 19 Apr. 2014. C1, C2

Harvey, Randy. Howard’s Postseason Attitude? It’s Super. Houston Chronicle 19 Apr. 2014. C1, C2.

Verdejo, Angel. Lee’s Magic Run Ends With Semifinal Loss. Houston Chronicle 19 Apr. 2014. C6

Duarte, Joseph. Thomas, House Obtain Conditional Releases. Houston Chronicle 19 Apr. 2014. C1, C8.

Bigar, Jacqueline. Horoscope. Houston Chronicle. 19 Apr. 2014. E7.

MacInnis, Roberta. Charter In The Caribbean. Houston Chronicle 19 Apr. 2014. L1, L3

Graedon, Joe and Theresa. E-Cigarettes May Not Help Smokers Quit the Habit. Houston Chronicle 19 Apr.                                                                                                                                                    

 

 Note:

Wow, that was tough. Here is my raggedy sestina. I found myself getting attached to certain phrases and with a limited amount of time. So there are multiple repeats here, especially of the title line. I worked with a small set of sentences, and mainly did erasures.

 

Here is the prompt I was responding to:

 

This will be one of your most challenging Oulipost prompts! A sestina is a poetic form of six six-line stanzas. The end-words of the lines of each stanza repeat those of the first, but in a differing order that in each successive stanza follows the permutation: 615243. The entire sequence of end words is thus: 123456; 615243; 364125; 532614; 451362; 246531. All words and phrases must be sourced from your newspaper text..