A Sestina In Six Parts Plus An Envoy (Part 1)

A Sestina In Six Parts Plus An Envoy

How can I get Jack, the cat

into a box?

He needs to go to the vet.

He has been hunting a lot of wild birds

and now has a horrid case of worms

which explains why he vomits up log blades of grass.

He even eats more than does the dog.

Now that the write challenge is over, I need something to do to keep me writing (almost) every day. It has been a while since I last wrote a sestina. Thus, I will start one now. I am going to meter it out over several days, because I have less free time this month than I did last month.

In case you've (and I am speaking to myself) forgotten what a Sestina looks like let's review the form now:

First Stanza 1-2-3-4-5-6

Second Stanza 6-1-5-2-4-3

Third Stanza 3-6-4-1-2-5

Fourth Stanza 5-3-2-6-1-4

Fifth Stanza 4-5-1-3-6-2

Sixth Stanza 2-4-6-5-3-1

First line of Envoi 2-5

Second line of Envoi 4-3

Third line of Envoi 6-1