A ‘Septolet’
American arms empower Ukrainians to fight back. America hasn't proposed a viable endgame yet.
Septolet?
The Septolet is a poem consisting of seven lines containing fourteen words with a break anywhere in between the two parts. Both parts deal with the same thought and create a picture.
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When it comes to partnership, some humans can make their lives alone – it’s possible. But creatively, it’s more like painting: you can’t just use the same colours in every painting. It’s just not an option. You can’t take the same photograph every time and live with art forms with no differences.
–Ben Harper (b. 1969)
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This war is a munitions manufacturers paradise… and politicians underhanded way of getting rid of old stock…!
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😓🙏🏻 Ralph 🙏🏻😓 ~ exactly so
I feel for the Ukrainian people, and ordinary Russian citizens as well; neither asked for this war. I place this ungodly mess square on Putin’s shoulders. But sometimes I ask myself: how much more money can the U. S. afford throw at this war? We are swimming in debt, and keep adding to it. As is, our government spends—and wastes—far too much money.
That is totally legitimate to ask.
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David
America and others. That sums up a scary situation perfectly.
💗🙏🏻 Sean 🙏🏻💗
Ooh, I didn’t know this! Is there a limit to the syllables in each line?
Hi, Deb 🙂
No, this is not a syllabic form – all that it requires is exactly 14 words, exactly 7 lines, and two separate stanzas that each paint a picture related to the other.
All the best,
David
I don’t think America has the leadership to create an end game right now. Great poem.
❤ Molly ❤ ~ it's quite disheartening…
I doubt they have a clue. I don’t myself. It seems appropriate that Russia is never able to do this again but beyond that, who knows. I’m not even clear how Ukraine wants this to end. Even when they kick Russia out, there has been such damage that they will surely demand reparations.
well, I know that the Ukrainians remain convinced that they can win the war… so the Ukrainian President has to do their will, more or less, as he was elected democratically…
I think Ukraine won the war after a few days when it exposed the Russian military as a sham. In that respect Putin has inflicted enormous, and enduring, self-harm. But equally my opinion doesn’t matter.
I agree with that, and my opinion doesn’t matter either.
That’s America for you dude. Great at arming & “helping” other nations fight wars but not so good at stopping them. 😕🙊
😓 Ken 😓
I think the difference here is that Ukraine has pleaded for help from other countries. It’s not as though it has stepped in, uninvited, as it has done previously. The same goes for every other country which has helped Ukraine.
The only “plan” any country needs is how far they are prepared to go to help Ukraine.
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Very true Mr. Bump. 👍 Their help was invited. My statement was a generalisation in a way based on past US interventions. How far indeed.
I agree with you about the US’s interventions previously. But certainly in Iraq and Afghanistan we shared the same faults. We thought through the war without thinking through the peace.
Hit the nail on the head there! 🤔🤔 👍👍
or should I say, the politicians share the blame. Regular people have the sense to oppose these things because regular people are always the victims.