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Rated: E · Poetry · Personal · #1708954
Sevenling, written for a contest
Three legal names first and last have I,
Cynthia, Nathalie, Ellen,
Caoagdan, Bagasao, Milliken;

Three other names, these are my heart,
Morning Fawn, Praire Flower, and
Laughs in the Wind;

I call myself Cynaemon.


From Wikipedia:

A Sevenling is a poem of seven lines.

Structure:


Lines one to three should contain three connected or contrasting statements, or a list of three details, names or possibilities. This can take up all of the three lines or be contained anywhere within them.

Lines four to six should similarly have three elements (statements, details, names, or possibilities) connected directly or indirectly or not at all.

The seventh line should act as a narrative summary or punchline or an unusual juxtaposition.

While there are no set metrical rules, because of its form, some rhythm, meter and/or rhyme is desirable. The visual structure of the form is two stanzas of three lines, with a solitary seventh line last line. Titles are not required. The original convention was to titled the sevenling: "Sevenling (followed by the first few words in parentheses)", but the form has evolved to other title conventions including dropping "Sevenling" completely from the title.

Sevenling should be mysterious, offbeat or disturbing, giving a feeling that only part of the story is being told.
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