Be Encouraged (Septolet)
Run!
My son,
The long race.
Be encouraged!
And be strong.
Not swift,
Go!
Comments: The Septolet poem has seven lines with a total of fourteen words. It
has two parts with a break between each part. This one has a syllable count
pattern of 1,2,3,4,3,2,1. The same thought and picture is portrayed in both parts
for a complete picture. This Septolet is about enduring to the end.
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