David Bose Poet Pantoum

I Feel Fresh Doubt

I wrote a limerick last night,
And dreading that no reader laughed,
I sulk and feel compelled to write
What lures me to this poet-craft.

And dreading that no reader laughed,
I'll jot this pantoum to explain
What lures me to this poet-craft ...
Pantoums, I find, are pleasure's bane ...

I'll jot this pantoum to explain
I love to write, but feel fresh doubt
(Pantoums, I find, are pleasure's bane)
So from this craft I must bail out?

I love to write, but feel fresh doubt
Because pantoum schemes drive me mad
So from this craft I must bail out--
That one small fact sure makes me glad.

Because pantoum schemes drive me mad
I sulk and feel compelled to write
That one small fact sure makes me glad:
	I wrote a limerick last night!
	



December 2, 2022
Pantoum on Writing Poetry Contest
L Milton Hankins, sponsor

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Kim Rodrigues January 31, 2023 at 1:36 PM As I was reading this one, I thought of Milton and oh my heart…this was written for his contest <3 David Bose February 1, 2023 at 5:39 AM I know how you feel ... while recycling this for Julia's contest I remember being stunned reading the sad news about Milton. Well, thanks for the read and all your comments.

Linda Alice Fowler December 6, 2022 at 8:00 AM Oh how well this flows and is in perfect form David I love it. Clever, succinct, and your limericks are infectious! A great entry sure to place high. laughing all the way... :)) Linda David Bose December 7, 2022 at 5:15 AM I'm relieved to know you laughed, Linda, otherwise I'd be sulking with worry ... thanks for your kind comments about it. I truly wondered, once I'd started the pantoum, whether it was worth the frustration and effort. But you make it so. Thank you.