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A ‘Cameo’ poem

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W3 poetry prompt

For our W3 prompt this week, Lesley encourages us to compose poems in the cameo form:

• Form: Cameo;
  • Heptastich (a poem in 7 lines);
  • Syllabic: 2-5-8-3-8-7-2 syllables per line;
  • Unrhymed, but end words should be strong.

Let’s write poetry together!

When it comes to partnership, some humans can make their lives alone – it’s possible. But creatively, it’s more like painting: you can’t just use the same colours in every painting. It’s just not an option. You can’t take the same photograph every time and live with art forms with no differences.

–Ben Harper (b. 1969)

Would you like to create poetry with me and have a completed poem of yours featured here at the Skeptic’s Kaddish? I am very excited to have launched the ‘Poetry Partners’ initiative and am looking forward to meeting and creating with you… Check it out!

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