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Monday, July 8, 2013

Mirror Sestet

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.



Example Poem

It Worked

"Turds like him can speak in fancy words.
Words that  promise much. Those phony turds.
Great gods I fell for it."  Here I wait,
Wait for Merlin to do something great.
"Smile for then he'll make it worth your while.
While there, he'll match figure to your smile."

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