Exceptional The pantoum explains itself Pantoum Collection : All Hail, Pantoum! by tfawcus

All hail, Pantoum, Malay malaise Pan pipes entomb a dual sense Tucked up within each other's phrase With treasure shared beyond expense Pan pipes entomb a dual sense Lines fixed in one climb up a rung With treasure shared beyond expense A pantomime so richly sung Lines fixed in one climb up a rung As sense now slides across the verse A pantomime so richly sung Takes time and causes one to curse As sense now slides across the verse At last the tail engulfs the head Takes time and causes one to curse So here's an end. It's put to bed At last the tail engulfs the head Tucked up within each other's phrase So here's an end. It's put to bed All hail, Pantoum , Malay malaise Recognized Earned A Seal Of Quality Author Notes If my poem has done its job I shouldn't need to explain the Pantoum verse form again here! On the other hand, if not... A pantoum is derived from a Malay verse form and has repeating lines throughout. The 2nd and 4th lines of each stanza are repeated as the 1st and 3rd lines of the next. Additionally, to complete the circularity, the 3rd and 1st lines of the poem become, respectively, the 2nd and 4th lines of the last stanza. © Copyright 2024. tfawcus All rights reserved. tfawcus has granted FanStory.com, its affiliates and its syndicates non-exclusive rights to display this work.