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Question: Introducing the heptagee: poem or untidy abomination!?
Welcome the heptagee, the ugly stepchild of the Trigee! You read this seven-in-one by reading stanzas 1,2, and 3; then 1and 2;then 2 and 3; then 1 and 3; finally, read continuously across each of the three lines for the final "stanza!." And now, for a heptagee on "Legacy":

What will be said!.!.!.!.!.!.!.!.!.!.Of what we left!.!.!.!.!.!.!.!.!.!.Of who we were
Of what we did!.!.!.!.!.!.!.!.!.!.!.!.!.There's a regret!.!.!.!.!.!.!.!.!.A mossy stone
When we are gone!.!.!.!.!.!.!.!.And then the void!.!.!.!.!.!.Alone remains!.Www@QuestionHome@Com


Best Answer - Chosen by Asker:
Wow, and double Wow!
Gobsmacked, is what I am!.
Lost in admiration
Bowled over
Kneeling in homage
Mate, you did good!

I want to try one of these!.!.!.!.after I've written a Pantoum, and a Trigee, and a Rondel!.!.!.!.!.!.when am I going to get the ironing done!?Www@QuestionHome@Com

Damn!. Incredible-- this is one of those remarkable poems whose shape shifts each time you read it!. I love how many layers of meaning there are here!.

(It's tough to read at first though-- consider reworking it or else it will be harder to fully appreciate!.)Www@QuestionHome@Com

WoW,,,
That's a very well constructed triple-stanza with 7 forms!. You've Inspired me to try and write a four-stanza trigee!.
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The form is great!.!.!.!.!. Excellent imagery!.!.!.!.!.!.!.!.!. Modern and elegant
I love the flow!.!.!.!.!.!.!.!.Looks good on the page!.!.!.!.!. It has a great energy
Of how the words form!.!.!.!. Intriguing and pretty!.!.!.Good work!

My take on this unique kind of poetry!.Www@QuestionHome@Com

Well, I'm no pro, but I think you're on to something here!
Hopefully the inventor of the Trigee will see it!

Very smooth reading all the way through!. I like it!Www@QuestionHome@Com

I have brain cramps from Trigees! I think that you not only have to be one very good poet, being a Mathematician probably doesn't hurt!.
Extremely nice, complex and makes sense!.!.!.Gold Star!. Sir!Www@QuestionHome@Com

Am definitely (repeat that) definitely not going to adopt this one!
I have spoken!
Please pass the aspirin!.Www@QuestionHome@Com