Today's poem by Nancy Keck is written in an elegant form, the pantoum. Writing one requires some planning, as it has a set pattern. "The modern pantoum is a poem of any length, composed of four-line stanzas in which the second and fourth lines of each stanza serve as the first and third lines of the next stanza. The last line of a pantoum is often the same as the first," says Poets.org, the site of the Academy of American Poets. Learn more about pantoums here. Enjoy Nancy's poem, and try writing one yourself!
Lights
I
My grandchildren are lights
Little lightning bugs flashing in the dark
Their futures ahead of them
Glowing with possibility.
May each one
realize the gifts they have been given,
In the world today so easily can one’s light be quenched.
May each of my grandchildren dance in the light of their
passions,
And may they always feel beloved.
II
Little lightning bugs flashing in the dark
May each one realize the gifts they have been given.
Glowing with possibility
In the world today
so easily can one’s light be quenched.
May each of my grandchildren dance in the light of their
passions
Their futures ahead of them,
My grandchildren are lights.
Nancy E, Keck
March 27, 2017
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I love this, Jane. Am going to share it on FB. Just delightful.
ReplyDeleteJanet Clare F.
Thanks so much, Janet Clare. I think Nancy's poem is lovely.
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