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0 posted 2009-07-05 10:16 PM


As a treat for all the free-versers and rhymers who want to try it, let's see some septolets!


The Septolet is a poem consisting of seven lines containing fourteen words with a break in between
the two parts.Both parts deal with the same thought and create a picture.

Lion
moving swiftly
across the plain,
most intent.

Antelope
grazing contently
on his meal.

Copyright © 2003 Crystal Rose
Prowling,
Lion woman
Seducer of men.

Trembling heart
Naked, heat
Rising from skin,
Ecstasy!

Copyright © 2004 Megan Lutz

© Copyright 2009 Michael Mack - All Rights Reserved
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1 posted 2009-07-06 03:37 AM


Flying
bouncing off sealskin
feet kicking
Eskimos higher

Eyes scanning
the sea
seeking whale

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Alison

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2 posted 2009-07-06 08:23 AM


Alison,
Nice picture, easy to visualize.
Doc

Measure
mix , muddle
Crack, crush and clink!

Concoctions,
cold and subtle.
Ahhh...
Umbrella drinks!

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3 posted 2009-07-06 09:16 AM


words
caressing
inner thoughts
beneath the shedding of

it was you
roomed
in mind/mine


M

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4 posted 2009-07-06 11:04 AM


Thank you, Doc.  I love the umbrella drinking.

A

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5 posted 2009-07-06 01:45 PM


Hands
So rough
Touching all of me

My soul
Is trembling
In sheer
Ecstacy

Arana Darkwolf

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6 posted 2009-07-06 05:02 PM


I knew this would be too easy for my all-stars.

Moose, yours is brilliant and you even made it rhyme....whatta guy!

Maureen, your wistful and romantic side fits this style very well..

Rachel, you certainly have a lot of "hands-on"  poetry...and I like it!

Alison, yours is also  great. I confess I'm at a loss as to the picture your first half is painting. Help the feeble-minded out???

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7 posted 2009-07-06 07:36 PM


It's about the Eskimo "blanket" toss.  They jump on sewn sealskin with handles and people move the sealskin up and down by the handles -- kinda like a trampoline.

Eskimo would look for whale as they were tossed in the air.  As they jump higher, they kick with their legs to gain more elevation.

I'll do another that is easier to see.

I also put a poem on the thread for the last assignment.

Thank you!



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8 posted 2009-07-06 07:49 PM


Oars
forming silent
ripples on water.

Breezes
provide relief
when summer days
grow hotter

.

Dogs
bark hysterically
eager to escape
the house.

The moose,
with babies,
ignores them.

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Alison



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9 posted 2009-07-06 08:15 PM


Thank you, Sir. I am currently obsessed with my girlfriend's hands and how they are calloused and a bit rough, but she can touch me so gently sometimes that I almost want to cry. Good, happy tears, but still.

~Rachael (aka Arana)

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10 posted 2009-07-06 09:38 PM


Of course! The Eskimo blanket toss!!! Why didn't I think of that?

Thank God! I thought there was some nasty giant Eskimo up there wearing sealskin boots, kicking smaller Eskimos up in the air...thanks for setting it straight!

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11 posted 2009-07-06 09:51 PM


laughs

Now that would be another poem, Balladeer, my friend.

A

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12 posted 2009-07-08 07:07 PM


Okay teacher, Sir! Please forgive me for being late. But, here is my little scribble for this challenge.

Emotions
Felt within
A sensitive heart
For those in need

Reaching out
To them

[This message has been edited by Oklahoma Rose (07-08-2009 07:58 PM).]

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13 posted 2009-07-09 12:23 PM


Thanks for joining in, Rose. You got the word count right but don't forget the seven line part
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14 posted 2009-07-09 02:42 PM


Ok, I see I missed that. I'll right another one.
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15 posted 2009-07-10 10:35 PM



                 illinois
                corn leaves
                bend on the
               summer breeze

                stalks grow
                 knee~high
                  by july


~shel  


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16 posted 2009-07-10 10:48 PM


Excellent, miss! Being from the cornfields of Missouri, I can picture it perfectly. Well done!
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17 posted 2009-07-11 12:15 PM


Ok Balladeer, Sir! Here is my contribution. Good, bad or indifferent. I attempted to reword the other one to make it fit.


Deep emotions
Felt within
A heart
Sensitive to one

In need
Of a
Friend

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18 posted 2009-07-11 05:29 PM


Now you're cooking, Rose...excellent!
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19 posted 2009-07-11 08:15 PM


Awwww, thank you Balladeer, my friend.
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20 posted 2009-07-11 11:59 PM



I enjoyed reading all the Septolets above!!!
Now I will attempt one myself. Gosh, I should have been participating in these workshops when I first joined pip! There are so many forms to learn!!!

Butterfly
~ fluttering, flitting,
flower to flower.
Summer day.

Oriole
singing cheerily
from the treetop.

[This message has been edited by Earth Angel (07-12-2009 02:23 PM).]

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21 posted 2009-07-12 12:57 PM


Linda,

It's pretty amazing, isn't it.  I am so glad that you have joined us.  You are one of my favorite poets here, you know.

xoxoxo
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22 posted 2009-07-12 08:48 AM


Very nice, Angel....love the way you used alliteration in the first stanza. Welcome!!
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23 posted 2009-07-12 10:53 AM


Good morning, Alison! Trying to put my thoughts into proper poetic form will be challenging for a 'free-for-all' writer like myself. ~ But I'm up for the challenge! ~ I think!

Thank you for the warm welcome ~ and the kind words! I feel the same way about you and your writing!


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24 posted 2009-07-12 10:57 AM


Balladeer ~

Thank you! I know that some of the poetic forms that you are teaching your students will be more difficult to write than the Septolet. I rather enjoyed writing this one. However, the Trilonnet is a horse of a different colour, so to speak! lol

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25 posted 2009-07-12 03:42 PM


Did Linda just say a horse of different words?

And where is the Moose???

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26 posted 2009-07-13 09:56 PM


Alison, I see you and i have the same taste in poets. Earthy Angel has always been one of my favorite poets, too. She fits in here, better than I do. LOL!
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