Seven, or: Less

Posted on June 10, 2021June 10, 2021 by ben Alexander

seven playful words
celebrating syllables
poetry party

six participants
disappointedly watching
companion's exit

five merrymakers
syllabify together
harmoniously

(un)expectedly
remaining quadrumvirate
inebriated

deliberately
intercommunicative
trilateralism

The above series of senryūs was inspired by this quote by Khalil Gibran:

We shall never understand one another until we reduce the language to seven words.

d’Verse ‘Open Link Night’

I would like to share this with the d’Verse community this evening…

It’s primarily a poetic exercise, but I’m rather pleased with how it came out! For some reason, I’ve been writing a lot of senryūs this week…

80 thoughts on “Seven, or: Less”

Terveen Gill June 30, 202106:54 Reply

David, I called you Ben as you’ve mentioned ben Alexander.
Wanted to ask about that.🙂
1. ben Alexander June 30, 202108:31 Reply
  
  Sure 🙂 just check out my about page:
  
  ben Alexander
  1. Terveen Gill June 30, 202110:16 Reply
    
    One other thing…
    I find it difficult to maneuver your website if I don’t go through the WordPress reader.
    I just can’t figure out where your latest posts are.
    Also, in the reader, they don’t appear date wise. New to old. Maybe it’s a problem only I face…can’t say.
    1. ben Alexander June 30, 202110:23 Reply
      
      Terveen, please check out this graphic below – it has an arrow pointing to the link to all of my blog posts in chronological order. As for WordPress Reader, I cannot control that 😦
      1. Terveen Gill June 30, 202110:33
        
        Thanks David. 🙂
        Finally! That’s a little tough to find.
        I guess I need huge signs. LOL!
      2. ben Alexander June 30, 202110:36
        
        🤗 Terveen 🤗
        
        Unrelated to that, Terveen, would you mind my asking what your name means?
        What language is it in?
        
        ❤
        David
      3. Terveen Gill June 30, 202111:13
        
        It’s an Indian name. I think its origin is in the Sanskrit language.
        It means ‘guiding light’.
        I couldn’t guide myself through your website though. Lol!
      4. ben Alexander June 30, 202111:21
        
        no, but you illuminated 💡 the problem for me! 😉
Terveen Gill June 30, 202106:52 Reply

Wonderful quote!
And very clever writing, Ben! 🙂
1. ben Alexander June 30, 202108:31 Reply
  
  Terveen,
  
  Thanks 🙂
  
  Please feel free to call me David – that’s my first name.
  The word ‘ben’ just means ‘son of’ in Hebrew.
  
  ❤
  David
  1. Terveen Gill June 30, 202110:13 Reply
    
    Thanks for explaining this, David.
    I appreciate it. 🙂
Xan June 12, 202118:42 Reply

Left with

one
1. ben Alexander June 12, 202120:23 Reply
  
  I’m not that
  
  good
thebenneys June 12, 202116:26 Reply

I must admit that I have been mind blown over this poem. I have learnt a great deal from such an incredible, unique and creative poem. Thank you for sharing.
1. ben Alexander June 12, 202120:21 Reply
  
  Jess, I take that as a very high compliment – thank you!
  
  ❤
  David
writingwhatnots June 12, 202116:24 Reply

Enjoyed reading these – you have extended my personal lexicon!
1. ben Alexander June 12, 202120:20 Reply
  
  I use a lot of online resources to find appropriate words 🙂
  
  Thanks, Marion!
  
  ❤
  David
lovemorestudio June 12, 202103:21 Reply

Fresh and terse, yet quite the verse! peace, Jason
1. ben Alexander June 12, 202120:10 Reply
  
  🥰 thanks so much, Jason 🥰
  
  -David