Septets
Basically the term Septet means any seven line poem and while specific Septet forms are discussed, this section will
include any form that has seven lines, including Blank Verse, and Free Verse and possibly include the ingenious use of rhyme.
The poem below whilst neither rhyming, nor blank verse shows a disciplined use of meter:
Autumn
Standing in the shredded bark
Cast off by Gum trees in early autumn
As they prepare a new winters coat
Of dark grey, silver and brown
The morbid colours do not attest to death
Nor do they call for sleep
Simply for a while they will be at peace.
Ryter Roethical
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This one uses three couplets, and uses one extra line to link the quatrain
to the ending couplets to finalise the message.
Come!
Come! Walk with me in the moonlight
Only you and I on this starry night
Walk with me across the golden sands
Over moonlight desert as we hold hands
For have not we been together for all time
Soul partners facing whatever our fate
Certain that you are my eternal mate.
Ryter Roethical
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