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The Sevenling is a seven-line poem attributed to Scottish poet Roddy Lumdsten as a teaching exercise, inspired by a poem written by 20th century Ukrainian poet Anna Akhmatova. The interesting feature is not so much the structure, but the series of contrasts, as described and demonstrated in the following links:

https://www.poetrymagnumopus.com/topic/1072-ukraine-the-duma-the-sevenling/#seve...

https://www.ethicalela.com/sevenling-a-poem-with-a-twist/

https://www.writersdigest.com/write-better-poetry/wd-poetic-form-challenge-seven...

Sevenling (My friend loved...)  (13+) ...remembering on Memorial Day #1564121 by Dave

Let the creativity flow from your soul!
Dave
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