Constance La France Poet Pantoum

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Writing: My All-Consuming Obsession

 
Oh, I have this inescapable preoccupation,
since a child wrapped in pleasing delusions and intense words;
I am haunted-  possessed with a single-minded fixation,
writing in solitude while listening to morning birds.

Since a child wrapped in pleasing delusions and intense words,
tormented and restless and sometimes a bit excessive;
writing in solitude while listening to morning birds,
penning even into the night-   my need to write obsessive.

Tormented and restless and sometimes a bit excessive,
fanatical-   I get immersed and submerged in my thoughts;
penning even into the night-  my need to write obsessive,
this addictive mania has my heart and soul in knots.

Fanatical-  I get immersed and submerged in my thoughts,
my need a bewitchment and a beautiful melancholy;
this addictive mania has my heart and soul in knots,
It is for the story- this depth of deep frantic folly.

My need a bewitchment and a beautiful melancholy,
I am haunted-  possessed with a single-minded fixation;
It is for the story, this depth of deep frantic folly,
Oh, I have this inescapable preoccupation.

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July 22, 2017

Pantoum/Writing: My All-Consuming Obsession
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Written for the contest, Obsession
sponsor, Silent One

First Place

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Arturo Michael August 5, 2017 at 8:34 PM I like your writing style...the words come alive...enjoyed it...Have a good night

Gregory Richard Barden July 29, 2017 at 4:32 PM Wonderful obsession and wonderful write, BW - big congrats!

Dean Wood July 27, 2017 at 10:10 AM This is fantastic BW! So smooth. Congratulations on your win! - Dean

Silent One July 27, 2017 at 6:08 AM A wonderful pantoum that rhymes and flows very well.. You do this form with such ease.. Congratulations on your first place in the contest..

Eve Roper July 23, 2017 at 5:29 PM Wow,,, a nice written Pantoum, Broken Wings, the emotion is deep... luck in the contest.... ~*

Charlie Smith July 23, 2017 at 9:33 AM What a perfect form for Obsession, very well written BW, best wishes for the contest...

Susan Ashley July 22, 2017 at 10:24 PM Hi Broken Wings, I love Pantoums and this one is so obsessively exquisite that I had to read it over and over and save as a fav! An absolute beauty. Good luck!! :)

Heidi Sands July 22, 2017 at 8:27 AM Broken Wings, you have really done a great one here. I can also relate to it, having written since childhood, but I wish you best wishes in the contest and I hope it does well. :)