A ‘Septolet’
US authorities arrest a Russian spy. Russian authorities detain an American reporter for "spying".
Source: CNN
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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I knew an American journalist was arrested in Russia but had to look up info on what America did. I found an article about the US exposing a Russian spy, and several other countries arresting or accusing people of being spies.
Leenda ❤
Here's the link I found on CNN:
https://edition.cnn.com/2023/03/30/business/wsj-journalist-arrested-russia/index.html
I’m looking for the opposite story… US arrest of a russian.
This story mentions that too
The dangerous board games
Nations play now
💔🙏🏻 Abi 🙏🏻💔
Yes 💔
I guess all countries gather intelligence and retaliate when one of their spies is discovered and denounced, whether or not their counteraccusations are justified. Thank you for writing about it, David. ❤
🤎🙏🏻 Cheryl 🙏🏻🤎 ~ true…
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I’d laugh if it weren’t so awful 😓
*sigh* And so it begins/continues. Who will they want to swap for now??
💔🙏🏻 Muri 🙏🏻💔
We arrested a spy? I don’t think I heard about that.
💞🙏🏻 Leenda 🙏🏻💞 ~ I put a link to CNN in the post, I think
~David
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It’s been a long tradition
🖤🙏🏻 Sadje 🙏🏻🖤 ~ *sigh…..*
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A Septolet sounds like a plan. Yours works very well, mine… we shall see. G:)
🤎🙏🏻 Graeme 🙏🏻🤎 ~ no need to be humble; your poetry is consistently lovely!
~David
Thank you, David – though I’m not sure that I’m consistently consistent in reality. I shall dwell upon that thought. Merci beaucoup, mon ami. G:)
coincidence ? I think not
🤍🙏🏻 Beth 🙏🏻🤍 ~ neither do I
Sort of reminds me of chiasmus.
I actually hadn’t thought of that, Jim… I suppose that intended revenge is inherently much like chiasmus when it’s described…
❤
David