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On Writing a Pantoum

Pantoums are like Rubik's cubes, but not as satisfying to throw.

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Caren Krutsinger

Date: 2/25/2021 6:16:00 AM

Hilarity at her finest!

P.S. Awtry
Date: 2/26/2021 1:38:00 PM

Glad you liked it dear poet :) -ps

Quoth Theraven

Date: 4/17/2020 10:37:00 PM

Why do I always enjoy this at twilight time. -Richard

P.S. Awtry
Date: 4/25/2020 10:59:00 AM

I don’t know ;) but I thank you for dropping by!

Susan Ashley

Date: 2/20/2020 6:41:00 PM

Lol! So true! I love this P.S. Pantoums are exasperating little beasts and your monoku expresses your angst and wit perfectly. I hate Rubik’s cubes but, as vexing as they are, I do love a wonderful Pantoum. Warmest wishes always, my inspiring friend.. ~Susan

P.S. Awtry
Date: 2/22/2020 6:55:00 AM

Thank you. So good to see your avatar! Yes, though trying to write one ties my brain in knots I do appreciate reading a good pantoum. <3

Richard Lamoureux

Date: 2/10/2020 8:57:00 AM

Ha ha, fun to read again.

P.S. Awtry
Date: 2/10/2020 11:36:00 AM

Thank you! :)

Jack Horne

Date: 1/22/2020 2:44:00 PM

enjoying this again - LOL, so true

P.S. Awtry
Date: 1/25/2020 11:04:00 PM

Quoth Theraven

Date: 12/25/2019 11:26:00 PM

Merry Christmas to one so dear. And also my best wishes for a happy new year. -Richard

P.S. Awtry
Date: 12/26/2019 6:08:00 PM

And the merriest wishes to you!

Kai Michael Neumann

Date: 12/2/2019 3:52:00 AM

Nice one. I will stick with free verse today. Cannot do the cube either. Kind wishes, Kai

P.S. Awtry
Date: 12/3/2019 7:32:00 AM

Happy free-versing :)

Quoth Theraven

Date: 11/30/2019 11:04:00 AM

P.S. Awtry, Happy Saturday. I'm very satisfied with this Monoku, cubed 'on writing a pantoum'. -Richard

P.S. Awtry
Date: 12/1/2019 4:48:00 PM

a "mono-cubed" ha! Thank you Richard! Happy Sunday to you :)

Geoffrey Brewer

Date: 11/27/2019 12:18:00 AM

Have a care, lest the ‘Poetically correct’ authority get you for Pantoumism. I love your observation so your secret is safe with me, PS.

P.S. Awtry
Date: 12/1/2019 4:46:00 PM

Thank you Geoffrey!

Connie Marcum Wong

Date: 11/17/2019 10:44:00 AM

Very humorous and I think I must agree. : ) xxoo

P.S. Awtry
Date: 11/17/2019 10:38:00 PM

Thank you Connie! I so appreciate your visits and kind comments :)

Darlene De Beaulieu

Date: 11/16/2019 5:19:00 PM

Hello P.S. Awtry, try as I try harder i could not get the the Rubik cubes finished. Have a nice evening my friend.

P.S. Awtry
Date: 11/17/2019 10:38:00 PM

Darlene, I hope you are having a good eveningl. Thank you for reading and commenting on this one. :)

M. L. Kiser

Date: 11/13/2019 4:43:00 PM

That's so true! Well done.

P.S. Awtry
Date: 11/14/2019 11:30:00 PM

thank you :)

Richard Lamoureux

Date: 11/13/2019 8:16:00 AM

Ha ha, cute one.

P.S. Awtry
Date: 11/13/2019 8:52:00 AM

Thank you Richard :)

Brenda Chiri

Date: 10/30/2019 1:18:00 AM

Lol I like this hahaha and you speak truth too! Love it!:) haha

P.S. Awtry
Date: 10/30/2019 1:50:00 AM

thank you Brenda! :)

Carolyn Devonshire

Date: 10/23/2019 11:47:00 AM

Oh, that's hilarious, P.S. I've often said that some of the contests seem more like puzzles than creative exercises. I didn't find the pantoum form to be too difficult, but you can probably write haiku. I can appreciate the angst expressed here. Thanks for the laugh! Best wishes, Carolyn

P.S. Awtry
Date: 10/23/2019 1:17:00 PM

Thank you Carolyn! Glad you liked this silly one liner :)

Jack Horne

Date: 10/23/2019 7:53:00 AM

LOL, love this witty write (& so true - although I used to cheat & put the cube's stickers in the right places!)

P.S. Awtry
Date: 10/23/2019 8:33:00 AM

thank you Jack! Switching the stickers--now that is the innovative approach of true genius!

M. L. Kiser

Date: 10/20/2019 12:06:00 PM

Haha, I love this one.

P.S. Awtry
Date: 10/20/2019 1:27:00 PM

Good! Thank you for saying so :D