Poet D. Avery is this week’s Poet of the Week for the W3 Weekly We’ave Poetry Prompt. She invites us to write a septolet that refers to something that is held.
Deanna’s prompt guidelines Write a “Septolet” that refers to something that is held, something that one might hold. Septolet? The Septolet is a poem consisting of seven lines containing fourteen words with a break anywhere in between the two verses. Both verses deal with the same thought and create a picture.
I wrote my first ever Septolet I HOLD YOUR LOVE inspired by this prompt. Then another one, I HOLD MY BREATH… and another one, A GLASS OF WINE… and yet another, STRAP HANGING. Is writing four septolets breaking the rules?
I Hold My Breath
I hold On to Hope and My Breath that Rescue Comes Before my death
A Glass of Wine
A glass of wine In the hand Is better than A Loud brass band
Strap Hanging
I hold the strap swaying Back and forth No seats available On the tube.
I Hold Your Love
I hold your love in my hand A broken heart is all that’s left.
Footnote
WARNING NOT TO OPEN: A click here will reveal a film still of me playing a police forensics officer holding a heart in her hand. This memory inspired my first attempt at a septolet, I Hold Your Love.
I did warn you not to look.
The photo is from the film shorts series Tales of Terror [dir. John R. Walker]
Thank you, Deanna/ D. Avery for your gripping poetry prompt. I love learning new poetry forms.
My thanks as always to David, for his motivational W3 Weekly We’ave Poetry Prompt.
Lesley lives in the City of London Square Mile. An artist, actor and sculptor (her first ceramic sculpture won the V&A inspired by… Award). Scenic artist & book illustrator, playwright, (her musical play, Rapscallion performed in inner city schools and theatre school); TV dancer; Animator and illustrator for TV production. Set up Pinecone Studios Ltd and IIMSI Ltd drama and filmmaking workshops in London – producing award-winning films made by children.
LesleyScoble.com 
17 responses to “I Hold Your Love: a septolet”
These are also so so very enjoyable, Lesley! 😀
Love ’em!
~David
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Ooh! 😁 I’m so glad!
Thank you, David.
It was enjoyable thinking them up.
Brevity is addictive. 🌹
I could write thousands! 😂
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Hi, Lesley ❤
Just wanna let you know that this week's W3, hosted by the incredible Melissa Lemay, is now live!
Enjoy 🙂
Much love,
David
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Thank you David 🙏🤗
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You were on a roll, Lesley! Four septolets are okay in my book! More is good in poetry, in my mind!
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haha you are so right, Suzette! 😁💓🙏💓🙃
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All lovely 💞
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The image of the guy on the bench in the museum is a classic!! 😂 Nice septolet! 🫀
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Thanks, Nancy! 😂 That ain’t no guy. It’s me! The exhibition was at the Tate Britain and full of her subjects lying prostrate. I was mucking about. 😬
See my old post:
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HAHAHA!! Hysterical!!
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I like the way you’ve given us different ways to look at holding. I can identify especially with the commute! (K)
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Thanks, Kerfe 🙏
I’ll hold on to that 😊🧡
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Love all these. Your art your poems. You are a gift
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Thank you for your words, Nicole. They mean so much to me. 🙏
How lovely you are. 💓
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I enjoyed them all.
But the one about the tube…. counting down now..leaving thursday morning for London.
Have a great week!
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Thanks, Syl! 😊💗
You too have a good week!
Enjoy yourself in the big Smoke.
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