A ‘Septolet’
Russian soldiers fleeing for their lives. Putin inaugurating new Ferris wheel; fireworks over Moscow.
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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Mouth shut, brain on holidayโฆ
โค๏ธ Terveen โค๏ธ ~ exactly so
Great snapshot of history in the making!
๐๐๐ป Muri ๐๐ป๐
What a poem, David! The vivid contrast in this eloquent poem stirs many emotions…anger, disgust, sadness…
๐งก๐๐ป Cheryl ๐๐ป๐งก
You mean a military parade?
๐ค Abi ๐ค ~ nope. There was a state holiday in Moscow. Putin celebrated as if nothing was going wrong for his forces in Ukraine. You can search for it on Google news.
Oh thank you, I havenโt been following the news updates on a regular basis ๐
It’s great news to see them on the back foot! ๐ช๐๐ Putin and his drones going around in circles. ๐๐คฃ
๐๐๐ป Ken ๐๐ป๐
Just read about this earlier today. I can’t wait for this war to end – so much loss and pain…
Well-penned poem, as always!
๐๐๐ป Deepthy ๐๐ป๐
Bravo David! ๐๐ป
โค๏ธ๐๐ป Filipa ๐๐ปโค๏ธ
Nice juxtaposition ๐
๐งก๐๐ป Paula ๐๐ป๐งก
Excellent.
๐๐๐ป Molly ๐๐ป๐