A ‘Septolet’
Multitudes of Ukrainians deported to isolated regions of Russia. Ukrainian children kidnapped; forcibly adopted.
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.
Let’s write poetry together!
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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Too much painโฆ
๐๐๐ป Terveen ๐๐ป๐
Your words touch the depth of sadness and horror.
๐ Janis ๐
Ditto the above…
Omg
Seriously
WTF
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๐ฆ ๐ฆ Cindy ๐ฆ ๐ฆ
GWAD…๐๐ฅ
David this poem makes my heart hurt.
โค Muri โค ~ mine too ๐ฆ
It’s chilling, heartbreaking. (K)
๐ฆ Kerfe ๐ฆ ~ yes.
‘Forcibly adopted’, I cannot imagine the agony of the families to be torn apart this way. It truly is heart breaking. I see that I will come here for poetry homework guides, when I’ve attempted a ‘septolet’ I’ll send it over for review.
Thank you for all you do Ben,
May grace and peace continue to envelop you.
โค Mapule โค ~ yes it's utterly evil. I cannot fathom it either, as I sit here, sitting at the same table as my seven-year-old daughter, looking at her.
BTW, please feel free to call me ‘David’, as that is my first name.
The word ‘ben’ simply means ‘son of’, and my father’s name was ‘Alexander’… I created this blog in his memory, you see.
I know it’s very confusing because ‘Ben’ is also a popular name in English… I’m sorry for the confusion!
Much love โค
David
What a gruesome tragedy
๐ฆ Sadje ๐ฆ ~ yes ๐ฆ
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This truly breaks my heart. The fact that this “war” is still alive and kicking just floors me, and then this?! ๐ข
โค trE โค ~ mine too… I follow the news around this closely, and it's just one act of terror after the next…
F*ck sake! That’d break your heart! ๐โน๏ธ When will their cruelty and bullying ever end?
โค Ken โค ~ sadly, not until they're utterly defeated ๐ฆ ๐ฆ
โน๏ธ๐ It’s not right! ๐ก
Again, a powerful use of only fourteen words.
โค thanks so much, Margaret โค