Dear David
How gracious you
are to ask me to write
five
blogs
about the sestinas
in Dan’s book
his incredible book.
As you
know, sestinas
are what I write.
I’ve never written a blog.
I’m filled with terror: five!
Will five
do justice to his book?
What would I say in a blog?
You
honor me, but I’d rather write
sestinas.
I’ve practiced sestinas
two score years and five.
I’d gladly write
a book
for you,
but a blog?
Blogs
are not my thing. Sestinas
are. I could send you
five
from my unpublished book
or happily write
new ones, but must I write
a blog?
Dan’s book
celebrates the sestina.
Let’s give him a high five.
If it’s OK with you
I’ll write five sestinas
not five blogs
to praise his book. What say you?