Sevenling (it’s difficult)
sometimes it’s difficult
to do the right thing
to tell the truth, harder yet to hear it
but sleep comes easy,
to a clear conscience
honesty and a willingness to accept truth
what is a friend if not painfully honest
~kat
The elements of the Sevenling are:
1. a heptastich, a poem in 7 lines made up of 2 tercets followed by a single line.
2. metered at the discretion of the poet.
3. unrhymed.
4. composed with 3 complimentary images in the first tercet and 3 parallel images in the second tercet. The end line is a juxtaposed summary of the 2 parallels, a sort of “punchline”.
5. the poem should be titled “Sevenling: (first few words of poem).
like mercury colliding... 
June 16th, 2019 at 6:46 pm
So true!
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June 16th, 2019 at 8:01 pm
The best kind of friend to have.
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June 16th, 2019 at 8:41 pm
Indeed, true
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June 16th, 2019 at 6:46 pm
….and a non friend honestly painful?
xx
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June 16th, 2019 at 6:57 pm
That could be a pain as well…sometimes it’s wise to consider the source!
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June 17th, 2019 at 2:17 pm
I love learning about the different kinds of poems from your posts. You explain them well!
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June 17th, 2019 at 6:44 pm
Thank you Sonali. I am learning along with you! 😊
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