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Tap that Imagination (Sestina)

A chapter in the book Commentary and Philosophy

Dare to Dream

by Treischel

Dare to Dream
(A Sestina Poem)



Released to wonders, when we dare to dream.
Alive to possibilities we share.
Our minds can drift away on misty Beam,
Bedazzle us with mighty magic flair,
Aloft like feathers floating in the breeze,
Imagining new concepts dreampt with ease.

Relaxing tension, as we take our ease,
We drift until we fall into deep dream.
Our bodies lay at peace in gentle breeze
Upon this earth that all God's creatures share
Under stars that create celestial flair,
So softly touched by light of bright moon beam.

Now, lighted by the stars our faces beam.
Our countenance reflects this restful ease.
Sweet smile appears as lip's loose edges flair
Responding to the gist of pleasant dream.
Awakening to thoughts we'd like to share
Before they sail away on morning's breeze.

Now suddenly aroused by blowing breeze,
We throw a covering across the beam.
Then think about the wisdom we will share,
Such things that help to set the world at ease.
That never knew at first what we could dream,
And do with skill, unknown before, with flair.

To celebrate this feat, we launched a flair,
And watched it sail aloft on open breeze.
It burst! Releasing colors of our dream.
A fiery flash filled sky with brilliant beam
For all the world to see with willing ease,
A masterpiece that we can give and share.

This gift all people have in equal share.
You really don't need any special flair.
Just reach inside to tap with simple ease
Your own imagination. It's a breeze!
Just set your sights to sail on silver beam,
To travel anywhere you dare to dream.

So light that flair, Prepare to share!
Set soul at ease, take to that Breeze!
Hop on a beam, and dare to dream!




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We all can dream, just let our imagination fly.

This poem is a Sestina.
A Sestina is a poem with a fixed repeating format, written in iambic pentameter tempo, using the same end words in six patterned sequences of stanzas, followed by an envoi of the same six words paired. For example, if you take the last word in line 1 of the first stanza and call it A; the last word of the second line and call it B; and so on...you'd have the six key words that are repeated throughout the poem, but never in the same manner. The six end-words must follow the fixed pattern.
Six end-words in a given sequence ABCDEF / FAEBDC / CFDABE / ECBFAD / DEACFB / BDFECA (envoi, in this case DB-FE-CA).
The rhyme scheme becomes complex due to the fixed formats of the words. There are only 3 rhyme pairs throughout that repeat in every stanza.
For this Sestina the scheme is: ababcc cacbba acbabc cabcab bcaacb bbccaa.
The Sestina then closes with a Envoi that is shorter and contains all six rhyme words.
You'll also notice that the last word of each stanza becomes the first rhyme of the next Stanza.

The author took this photograph on July 4, 2012.
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