A septolet is a 14-word poem written in two stanzas and connected by the same idea.
I've not seen any consistency regarding number of lines (I've seen 5, 6, and 7) or where the break between stanzas should be (some recommend between lines 4 and 5 if the poem is 7 lines long).
You can read more about the septolet at The Poets Collective and Super Forty.
I hope you'll join me this week in writing a septolet. Please share a link to your poem or the poem itself in the comments.
Laura Salas's 15 Words or Less totally prepared me for this one!
ReplyDeleteLonely
Words around me blur
into vast black space
and even
the stars
go out.
—Kate Coombs, 2014
all rights reserved
Nice, Kate!! Mine is more prosaic and sounds like a greeting card. Will try others:
ReplyDeletePartners
We do not
just
hold onto
one another’s hands.
We hold onto
one another’s
hearts.
©2014 Jane Yolen all rights reserved
Watching My Granddaughter Dance
ReplyDeleteEvery time she plies,
releves,
stretches those
long legs,
I remember
ballet school
and ache.
©2014 Jane Yolen all rights reserved
Jane, I love the surprise ending of "and ache."
ReplyDelete*You're absolutely right about Laura's 15 Words of Less, Kate!*
ReplyDeleteSTRESS EATING
Stuffing my jowls
With massive
Plates of chow
Is no recipe
For happiness.
(c) Charles Waters 2014 all rights reserved.
STRESS EATING
ReplyDeleteStuffing my jowls
With massive
Plates of chow
Is no a recipe
For happiness.
(c) Charles Waters 2014 all rights reserved.