POEM STARTER
Write a winter Pantoum.
A pantoum is a poem where each stanza is 4 lines, and the second and fourth line of each stanza are repeated as the first and third lines of the next. As this creates a lot of repetition, try to pick a winter theme that would benefit from emphasis of certain lines.
December Blew In With Cold Smoke
December blew in with cold smoke—
Leaving our imprints in the snow.
Melted the icicles into oceans
And then the birds sang of peace.
Leaving our imprints in the snow,
Cigarette teeth and nicotine dreams.
And then the birds sang of peace.
Brighter days are ahead.
Cigarette teeth and nicotine dreams—
I ashed what remained in the snow banks.
Brighter days are ahead
But first let me shed my shadow.
I ashed what remained in the snow banks
For every snowflake that said I was too ordinary.
But first let me shed my shadow
In favor of chasing after the sun, love struck and quite insane.
