Saturday, April 19, 2014

What, exactly, is Going on Here?


Note: This is the most sources I have ever read for a poem.  It is also one of my most disliked poetry forms- the sestina.  A poet must use the same words. in six line stanzas, to each line, but in different order for each stanza. The words I chose were I,body, murder, fire, arrested, and Easter.  I know seems like a sad commentary on my current head space, but it's really a sad commentary on our society, as I needed to use only words and phrases from today's newspaper and unless I wanted to use only pronouns as end words, those were the terms that came up often enough today.

Sources:
Castillo, E. Eduardo “Marquez hailed as literary giant” Springfield Republican [Springfield] April  19, 2014: B-7. E-Edition.
"Cartoons, quotes, etc.” Springfield Republican [Springfield] April  19, 2014: A-7. E-Edition.
Cowell, Alan“Pistorius trial: Critics see justice system favoring the rich and famous” Springfield Republican [Springfield] April  19, 2014: B-7. E-Edition.
D’Innocenzio, Anne.    “Finding your inner comedian can be tougher than it seems” Springfield Republican [Springfield] April  19, 2014: C-2. E-Edition.
Jack Flagler.  “Brownies break away after the break” Springfield Republican [Springfield] April  19, 2014:B-3. E-Edition.
Goudreau, Christoper.  "Dog owners group sees final park design"Springfield Republican [Springfield] April  19, 2014: A-4. E-Edition.
Graham, George.   “Woman charged with setting fire to her home” Springfield Republican [Springfield] April  19, 2014: A-1 and A-2. E-Edition.
Klug, Foster. “Police arrest captain of sunken S. Korean ferry”Springfield Republican [Springfield] April  19, 2014: A-4. E-Edition.
Lederman, Diane. “UMass art professor wins Guggenheim fellowship” Springfield Republican [Springfield] April  19, 2014: A-1 and A-2. E-Edition.
Owen, Nate “Stopped cold” Springfield Republican [Springfield] April  19, 2014: B-1. E-Edition.
“Outdoor weekend weather!” Springfield Republican [Springfield] April  19, 2014: B-8.E-Edition.
“No agreement over Fannie s future" Springfield Republican [Springfield] April  19, 2014: B-5. E-Edition.
Plaisance, Mike. "Facebook plea saves family’s Easter plans" Springfield Republican [Springfield] April  19, 2014: C-2. E-Edition.
Rettig, Tom. "Photograph" Springfield Republican [Springfield] April  19, 2014: A-2. E-Edition.
Rivera, Jose Antonio. “Magnitude-7.2 quake shakes capital” Springfield Republican [Springfield] April  19, 2014: C-2. E-Edition.
Trinity United Methodist Church "Advertisement" Springfield Republican [Springfield] April  19, 2014: D-2. E-Edition.
Urban, Cori. “Catholic women to gather” Springfield Republican [Springfield] April  19, 2014: D-1. E-Edition.


Sestina

Started to hear the walls creak and I
stimulate your mind as well as your body.
Waltham City Councilor Gary Marchese commenting on a 2011 murder
and Volkswagen is recalling about 26,000 of its 2014 cars for a fire
Worcester police arrested
Join us for Easter!

Go to Canada for a family Easter,
think it’s a lot better- I
has been arrested
along Interstate 190 where police say a child’s body
is being jointly-conducted by the Westfield police and fire
as people were being rounded up in a murder

Before the murder
there will be an Easter
meeting with town officials (on Tuesday) that was police, fire,
and I
planned a private ceremony to mark his passing and… his body
arrested.

“Let’s put it this way: If they had arrested…
been in jail and would have been tried for murder.
Heart, mind, body
will hold a blessing of Easter.
The work I
resisted calls from some lawmakers to fire.

Headliners such as Bruce Springsteen and Arcade Fire…
Crew members were also arrested,
in my apartment building where I
accused of premeditated murder
for Easter.
is body-

How long the body-
was destroyed by fire
will hold a free community Easter
Arrested
Murder
I.


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