A pantoum is a Malaysian form of poetry. It consists of any number of alternating quatrains with lines of any length and meter. Lines 2 and 4 of each stanza becomes lines 1 and 3 of the succeeding stanza. The lines are repeated in their entirety so that the stanza are interlocked with those above and below. The last stanza contains lines 1 and 3 of the first stanza in reverse order. It has been described as a villanelle-like obsessive and tedious form.
Source: University of Northern Iowa. (2001). "Craft of Poetry" course. website: Quatrain (uni.edu)
Rites of passage
I loved and wept in equal measure
Too young to know the difference
Walking in a world I was never too sure
Not knowing how to read their inference.
Too young to know the difference
Caught in the tides of fashion
Not knowing how to read their inference
Living with new found passion.
Caught in the tides of fashion
In the thrall of big city lights
Living with new passion
Short days and long nights
In the thrall of big city lights
Walking in a world I was never sure
Short days and long nights
I loved and wept in equal measure.
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