"The
pantoum originated in Malaysia in the fifteenth-century as a short
folk poem, typically made up of two rhyming couplets that were
recited or sung. However, as the pantoum spread, and Western writers
altered and adapted the form, the importance of rhyming and brevity
diminished. 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."
As
the weekend comes to a end,
My
to-do list remains incomplete,
Two
days is not enough time to spend,
There
are deadlines that I want to meet.
My
to-do list remains incomplete,
They
say good intentions “gang aft agley”
There
are deadlines that I want to meet,
weekend
chores done inefficiently.
They
say good intentions “gang aft agley”
Starting
the week right is the best way,
Weekend
chores done inefficiently,
Leave
us scrambling come early Monday.
Starting
the week right is the best way,
Lunches
have to be prepped the night 'fore,
We're always scrambling come early Monday.
To
find backpacks and boots by the door,
Lunches
have to be prepped the night 'fore,
Laundry
done, floors washed, menu penned,
Backpacks
and boots ready by the door,
As
the weekend comes to an end.
-Laura
Freeman-
April
6, 2014
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