About the writing
This was really hard for me. Not because of the form but because of the subject. Vacation. I just finished a month of insanity at work where the wishful thought was to make it home before dark. The thought of time off was far distant. Fortunately, single word topics always allow broad interpretation. I took advantage of that. I also took advantage of the two week break and spread out the finish of this.
The form is something I was excited about and hopefully we do it again. Pantoums are a fifteenth century Malaysian form. Each line is used twice in a specific pattern. Meter and rhyme structure is unspecified.
Vacation
Taking
vacation in fifteen minute chunks
Unable to
leave life’s daily grind for now
I find
escape in the pages of a book
Walking
distant streets with fictional friends
Unable to
leave life’s daily grind for now
I join
adventures I may never know
Walking distant
streets with fictional friends
Heart racing
as danger rears its head
I join
adventures I may never know
Running
narrow alleys in pursuit
Heart racing
as danger rears its head
Seeking
clues to help me catch my prey
Running
narrow alleys in pursuit
Looking for
the spine upon the shelf
Seeking
clues to help me catch my prey
Seeing the
title is always a small joy
Looking for
the spine upon the shelf
I find
escape in the pages of a book
Seeing the
title is always a small joy
Taking
vacation in fifteen minute chunks
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