P.S. Awtry Poet Pantoum

You Comfort Me

The world’s on fire, and I’m afraid.
When you are here, the noises fade.
You comfort me with your sweet songs.
Inside your calm my soul belongs.

When you are here, the noises fade,
and so the stings of countless wrongs.
Inside your calm my soul belongs.
Your whispers all my trembling stay.

You soothe the stings of countless wrongs
and comfort me with your sweet songs.
Your whispers all my trembling stay, when
the world’s on fire, and I’m afraid.


June 6, 2020
Pantoum Rhyme and Personification Poetry Contest
Eve Roper, sponsor
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Caren Krutsinger February 25, 2021 at 6:15 AM Bravo to you for this one. P.S. Awtry February 28, 2021 at 5:37 PM Thank you :) ~ps

Mark Elam October 4, 2020 at 10:52 AM Beautiful rhythm and comfort in this pantoum. Thank you PS! P.S. Awtry October 17, 2020 at 6:09 PM Thank you so much, Mark! -ps

Funom Makama June 15, 2020 at 4:12 PM Remarkable lines, true words, amazing piece from a very deep and wise mind. I love every bit of this. Great work P.S Awtry. P.S. Awtry June 15, 2020 at 4:14 PM Thank you so very much Funom. Glad you stopped by :)

Geoffrey Brewer June 9, 2020 at 7:25 AM You have certainly cracked the pantoum, PS, I hope you are now getting the satisfaction of a Rubric Cube projectile! P.S. Awtry June 9, 2020 at 8:48 AM Lol! Thank you Geoffrey! -ps

Timothy Mcguire June 9, 2020 at 12:52 AM Good job PS I enjoyed it! P.S. Awtry June 9, 2020 at 1:02 AM Thank you Timothy. :) ps

Maureen McGreavy Pigeon Tart June 8, 2020 at 3:32 PM This is wonderful P.S., I have felt this before, I miss it. My best to you in the contest. xomo P.S. Awtry June 8, 2020 at 4:08 PM Thank you Maureen <3 ps

Gershon Wolf June 8, 2020 at 2:26 PM Lovely tribute, in pantoum form, to the 'you' who soothes and comforts, P.S... And I am rightly proud to be the first to post a Welcome Back to you on the occasion of this poem. From pantoum (Oct, 2019) to pantoum (June, 2020). So nice to see your avatar!! Cheers, Gershon P.S. Awtry June 8, 2020 at 2:29 PM Thank you dear Gershon! Always glad to hear from you. I was gone a long time!