Loneliness,
self imposed
out of shyness,
A struggle.
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Afraid
of hurt,
I’ll remain invisible.
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~~ Dominic R. DiFrancesco ~~
Loneliness – A Septolet
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11 responses to “Loneliness – A Septolet”
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Very nice! I hadn’t heard of this one before but will have to try it some day. ;)
Good job :)-
You should give it a try, it consists of 14 words, 7 lines and two parts that must be separated. This is a pretty easy form, but because it has structure it requires a little extra thought at least for me anyway. :)
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I’m feeling pretty good about structured poems; in a way they are a bit easier for me these days because they sort of give me a toe-hold — a good place to get started. This one could be just as tough as a haiku. Each word carries so much weight in a short, structured poem.
New poetic forms make me sorta giggly! Mwah ha ha ha! ;)
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That’s good, I have one coming up that kicked my proverbial butt. :) I found it very difficult, but others might not. Like you I enjoy writing structured poems as well and will be doing more to hopefully get better at them. :)
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I’m looking forward to seeing your poems! :D
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I posted it a little while ago, it is a Ghazal, extremely difficult for me, but so far people have like it. Thanks Jen. :)
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:D
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Absolutely poignant.
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Thank you very much, I appreciate it. :)
[…] explanation. First of all, the form is a septolet, and I was inspired to write it after reading Dom’s (Black and White’s) poem. A septolet has fourteen words. It is made up of two stanzas and contains a total of fourteen […]
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Thank you for the mention Jen, that was very nice of you. :)
Dom DiFrancesco 
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