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.
New Years’ Eve
I button my coat before the front door
Your breath warms the back of my neck
As we walk out into the cold air
Your hand finds a home in mine.
Your breath warms the back of my neck
As I align my steps with yours
Your hand finds a home in mine
Softly I smile at your side.
As I align my steps with yours
I see thousands of New Years’ lights
Softly I smile at your side
I lean against you and hold you tight.
I see thousands of New Years’ lights
As we stand at the edge of the crowd
I lean against you and hold you tight
And see starlight in your eyes.
As we stand at the edge of the crowd
I look up at your gorgeous face
And see starlight in your eyes.
We kiss under the clouded sky.
I look up at your gorgeous face
And I find myself at home there
We kiss under the clouded sky
The cold can’t reach your warm embrace.
