Lost in a river of sorrow,
with lifeless songs,
she rows her boat,
no hope for tomorrow,
or soul mate to whom she belongs,
endlessly gazing, she floats.
Along with wave of unrequited emotion she floats,
she knows not of happiness but of sorrow,
a heart full of remorse, to her belongs,
singing painful songs,
without anyone to listen today or tomorrow,
just she and her boat.
in a river floats,
an unending quest of tomorrow,
today filled with sorrow,
to no one she belongs.
She wonders where is the one to whom she belongs,
will she ever find an anchor for her life’s boat,
will anyone ever listen to her songs,
will she ever find happiness that floats,
her heart cries of sorrow,
has lost all hope for tomorrow.
Sun will shine tomorrow,
to the azure sky it belongs,
it knows nothing of her sorrow,
or her boat,
that directionless floats,
with sad songs.
Winds carry her songs,
someone might listen to them today or tomorrow,
someone might see her, as she floats,
someone might be there to whom she belongs,
she might find an anchor for her life’s boat,
and an end to her sorrow.
She finds a heart that listens to her songs and to whom she belongs,
today or tomorrow, now she has an anchor for her boat,
in a love filled direction her boat floats, in a river with no sorrow.
A sestina contains a grand total of seven stanzas - the first six containing six lines each, and the final stanza called an 'envoy') with three. All of the first six stanzas use the same six line-ending words, arranged in a different order each time the overall pattern of ending words for the first six stanzas is:
The ending word pattern for it is 5-3-1,
but the other three ending words must be used in the middle of the lines: