Winged Warrior Poet Pantoum

Tainted Tears

Tainted Tears

What lurks inside a single tear?
Look closely and you shall find
Polluted waters of yesteryear
Daunting dreams that remind

Look closely and you shall find
Sacrificial streams of love lost
Daunting dreams that remind
Sinking ships within a frigid frost

Sacrificial streams of love lost
Incipient illusions of life so real
Sinking ships within a frigid frost
Camouflaging calamities conceal

Incipient illusions of life so real
Polluted waters of yesteryear
Camouflaging calamities conceal
What lurks inside a single tear?



March.22.2018
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Bette Bavington September 20, 2018 at 11:50 PM This is a good pantoum. Congratulations on your win.

Line Gauthier April 8, 2018 at 10:00 PM Awesome pantoum. Wonderfully penned, WW. Congrats on your win.

Susan Gentry March 27, 2018 at 8:59 PM Congratulations on your win!

Susan Ashley March 27, 2018 at 7:17 PM Returning with congratulations Winged Warrior for your excellent win with your sadly beautiful poem.. Warmest wishes, my friend. ~Susan

Carrie Richards March 27, 2018 at 5:59 PM Many of us took the saddest route to writing our Pantoums ! This is wonderful! Well done !

Eve Roper March 27, 2018 at 12:33 PM Congratulations on your amazing win , ^WW^, enjoyed reading! Have a nice Easter Hugs Eve ~`*

Beautiful Scars March 27, 2018 at 9:54 AM what lurks inside a single tear...a question i often ask myself. deep stuff WW, amazing pantoum. thank you and congratulations :)-luloo

Susan Ashley March 23, 2018 at 1:40 PM Winged Warrior, you so artfully pose such an intriguing question; 'What lurks inside a single tear?' Your sadly beautiful pantoum is deeply expressive of loss. Elegant and poignant! Warmest wishes, my friend. ~Susan

Akkina Downing March 23, 2018 at 6:59 AM I agree with Vijay, a lot hides behind a single tear. Sad but beautifully written my dear ^WW^.... sending you a big hug and a white smile :)

Arturo Michael March 23, 2018 at 5:29 AM We need some water purifiers for those tears...'cause eventually, there's gonna be a backup... Lovely video...I can see your time...All the best WW

Maria Williams March 23, 2018 at 3:06 AM I have never attempted a Pantoum Wingy, but this is a very fitting form for your passionate write. Its certainly different, never thought of analyzing a single tear, but a friend of mine used to say, trap the first tear, it is the purest of all. Good luck on this winning write my friend....Maria

Rhoda Tripp March 22, 2018 at 8:43 PM Oh man, Winged. This is now one of my favorite Pantoums. Very awesome write. Sorry I haven't been around much. I'll have to remedy that very soon.

Vijay Pandit March 22, 2018 at 3:40 PM A lot hides behind a single tear.. as you have well illustrated in this lovely poem.. best for a win, WW.

Heidi Sands March 22, 2018 at 2:13 PM An excellent Pantoum for the contest WW!! Your writing is amazing :)

Silent One March 22, 2018 at 2:08 PM Ooooohhh I wrote about an isolated tear today... This is a sad poem about loss my friend... Pantoum is my fave form, but not written on in such a long time....