Sevenling (mind your words)

mind your words my friend
consider their tone and tenor,
the power of your tongue,

sharp as a jagged blade
it can cut, maim, and
slander with a simple twist

sticks and stones…sticks and stones

~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. metered at the discretion of the poet.
2. 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).

Sevenling (regret..nothing)

regret is a bitter exercise in
could-a, would-a, should-a
which begs the question

if we could have, would doing
as we should have made a
difference…in the end

nothing matters but this present moment

~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. metered at the discretion of the poet.
2. unrhymed.
3. 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”.
4. the poem should be titled “Sevenling: (first few words of poem).

Sevenling (three things)

there are three things,
death, taxes, and change
that are certain in life

liberty, the pursuit of
happiness and freedom
are magnanimous ideals

prone to fade like the ink that penned them

~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. metered at the discretion of the poet.
2. unrhymed.
3. 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”.
4. the poem should be titled “Sevenling: (first few words of poem).

Sevenling (I believe)

I believe in goodness
the capacity to love
the power of compassion

in a world filled with
malice, hate and judgement
believing is not enough

living goodness, love, compassion is

~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. metered at the discretion of the poet.
2. 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).

Sevenling (collections)

collections of things fill my shelves,
the nooks and crannies, and rubbermaid
bins long forgotten in the attic…and basement

collecting dust, books, cherub angel
figurines, teddy bears, and heart-shaped
rocks that I’ve discovered in gravel beds and kept

I’m not certain…but I could be a hoarder

~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. metered at the discretion of the poet.
2. 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).