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This is a form of poem called a Pantoum. Four line stanzas. You take the 2nd & 4th lines of stanza #1 and make them the 3rd and 4th lines of stanza #2--then you write new 2nd and 4th lines for stanza #2 which present a new context and meaning for new line 1 & 3. Repeat.
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This is beautiful and not easy to do. Welcome to Stars Rite
Thank you, and thanks for the message of welcome!
RJ
Oh wow… and I thought I was into rhyming… this is way over my head
hello good evening you are very talented ❤️
Thanks very much. I’m happy I found this place and community.
It’s probably harder to write a good dirty limerick. A Pantoum ia just 4 X 4, and each stanza you steal 2 lines from the one before. And the 4th stanza you cop the 2nd and 4th lines from #1st line of the poem in stanza 1, and line #3 in the first stanza, so that final stanza writes itself.
I got most of my better lines in this one by blindly rolling the lines farther down, just to see if I could write new 2nd and 4th lines that would change the contextual meaning. It’s almost like the poem is prompting new ideas for partner lines as I look at the next verse to write.
The form also forces me to focus on the writing itself–not “philosophizing” about what I want the poem to mean.
Beautifully penned, RJ. Excellent write my friend. Welcome to Stars Rite. Appreciate you.
Damian
Thanks, Damian. Much appreciated.
Well done. I’ve seen this style before and yours is spot on. Welcome to stars rite, RJ. 🙂
Dear RJ
What a wonderfulwrite and what lovely artwork.
Glad you joined and can’t wait to read the next one.
You promise to do that, writing the next don’t you?
Thankyou!!!
Kind regards, Gus
Totally will,. thanks Gus! RJ