Septolet Poems | Examples

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Premium Member Hungry Hands Septolet

How you move,
        like
         a
 dynamic flirt.

Hungry hands,
  I’m anxious 
to guide them.

Premium Member Deliberate Art Septolet

           Dusted
             with
    ice and indigo,
     deliberate art.

      Mango flavor 
             blast,
stark pop of sunshine.

Premium Member Bare Hands Septolet Star Wars Tribute

     Inflamed 
    deep freeze
       rebels 
    in alliance 

     bare hands 
 are what will nullify 
     the Empire.


Premium Member Rejuvenated Septolet

        Redolent 
       moon bath 
      evaporates 
 force from my skin

     Rejuvenated
      closed eyes 
bubbly beam suspired.

Premium Member Improv Septolet


           Sudden 
 undressed rehearsal;
            Improv,
such sensual blocking;

     Scene erased 
 rewritten in lipstick, 
   alternate ending.

Premium Member Piffle Septolet


      Drown piffle,
 petulantly trying to
             rise;      

      Fish rushing 
 against the stream
          extant
        and well.


Premium Member Beacon Of Stardust Septolet

        Buck up
           the 
          night 
       is shining

A beacon of stardust 
          glitters 
   to light the way.

Premium Member Bubbles And Bobbles Septolet


          Bubbles 
       of caffeine;
         Floating,
 making me sweat;

         Passion 
   bobbles around 
 fed on frozen coffee.

Premium Member Snow Drop Moonshine Septolet

Snow drop moonshine 
     star threaded 
           blanket;

       Partied hard; 
        Squandered 
         your light 
 elevating in dreams.

Premium Member Perspiration Septolet

Sheets of words 
soothingly 
caress me;
Invigorating;
 
Silken whispers 
breathe perspiration  
upon my ears.

Premium Member Brevity Septolet

Brevity 
gives you courage 
  and strength 

Chances are few,
     grab them 
         while 
      you can.

Premium Member A Scream Septolet

A
  pitiful scream 
        sits 
  barely heard;

   Simmering 
     to a boil 
until the floor burns.

Premium Member Septolet

Pulling words 
from thoughts
is daunting.

Breaking words
in two
thoughts:
what I’m wanting.

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The Septolet is a verse of exactly 14 words, expressed in a tercet and quatrain, in either order. The two parts should work together.

Premium Member Sweet Decompression Septolet

A jump
             into 
       cold water    
 
 Sliding cares away 
springs surge, you chill; 
           Sweet 
    decompression.

Premium Member Memorial Day Septolet

Grateful 
  to remain free 
   you gave all 

      We will 
     continue 
   to make you 
       proud.

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