Octet Poems | Examples


Premium Member A Covid Haiku-Octet Poem

Why so many must die?
Disparity…not death’s fault;
Death loves all people…

The truth has its ways,
Be careful how you respond;
Bigotry explodes!

Together…we die,
Together, we live apart;
To gather…denied…

Covid-19 kills,
But it’s not the enemy;
The news reveals…who…

Unvarnished truth…: shines;
Varnished lies reflect no light:
Only the liar…

Let’s not be dismayed,
This crucifixion shall end;
Resurrection comes…

Reading this you live…
Understanding this…you grow;
Ignorance uproots…*

*Grow… x 5
*Grow…5+2
*Grow…7-2
Form: Haiku

Outcome :: Oriental Octet

Nature only gives
never demands return from
its users; while no
animals destroy nature,
but human solely ruin
natural richness
for personal gain, outcome 
indicates climate change.
~X~X~X~
Form: Verse


Premium Member Octet Eight Lines Down

BORN ANEW
When Spring comes again
not the warmth..nor the rain
not the yellow ..nor the green
not the grass or verdant scene;
not the winds or blossom bright
not the showers or more daylight;
but hearing creation's new birth
shouted aloud in sky and earth.

Format inspired by a Tim Dudley-Smith hymn
Form: Verse

My Woman Viii - An Octet

I found my life path
Leading straight to your heart.
You left me gaping without any clue.
I've never seen one so true!
Your love is poisonous as it is healing;
I can only hear the moon sing
In a world where only us exist;
Your charms I find hard to resist.
Form: Couplet

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