Pantoum
A pantoum is a poem that uses a lot of repetition. To create this poem, follow these steps.
- Write a quatrain (4 line stanza). Writing emotional lines usually works best.
- Take lines 2 and 4 of the first stanza and make them lines 1 and 3 of the second stanza.
- Take lines 2 and 4 of the second stanza and make them lines 1 and 3 of the third stanza.
- Continue your poem using this pattern.
- For your last stanza, go back to the first stanza of the poem. Make line 3 of the first stanza line 2 of your last. Make line 1 of the first stanza line 4 in your last.
The Unread Tear drops stains left on pillows, Rivers upon rivers to be cried. Fragments of the mirror go shattered, As messages are still left unread. Rivers upon rivers to be cried. A fluid painting of mascara, As messages are still left unread. Nightstand pictures paint a message of what used to be. A fluid painting of mascara, Fragments of the mirror go shattered, Nightstand pictures paint a message of what used to be. Tear drops stains left on pillows. Mnieq Polk |
Art work by: Izzy Carrera
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