The Friday Fling Showers Love on February in Pantoums!
Friday Fling #217 for February 1st 2013
February is not one of most people’s favorite months. Perhaps mainly due to the weather mainly, which even in southern climes can be rather too cool.
This year the CPC has declared February “Love Month.” So we thought we’d start this February with a challenge for you to write about something you love about February.
And we’re adding to the challenge by suggesting you write in the format known as the Pantoum. Basically a Pantoum is an ABAB rhyming poem of three or more four line stanzas.
Many people think the Pantoum is one of the more difficult formats to write in. This is because (a) it contains at least twelve lines, and most importantly (b) it has a slightly complex line repetition schedule which the writer must work around in order to keep the poem making sense all the way through. As ShadowPoetrty.com notes, the repetition schedule is
Line 1
Line 2
Line 3
Line 4
Line 5 (repeat of line 2)
Line 6
Line 7 (repeat of line 4)
Line 8
Continue with as many stanzas as you wish, but the ending stanzathen repeats the second and fourth lines of the previous stanza (as its first and third lines), and also repeats the third line of the first stanza, as its second line, and the first line of the first stanza as its fourth. So the first line of the poem is also the last.
Last stanza:
Line 2 of previous stanza
Line 3 of first stanza
Line 4 of previous stanza
Line 1 of first stanza
This week the Friday Fling showers Pantioum love on February!
Be sure to save time to read and comment lovingly on your fellow Pals’ Pantoumish Praise. Then go find something to love in the first weekend of February 2013!
Fickle Finger of Fate Award for January 25th
Congratulations Bettie!
Welcome everyone to the Friday Fling’s February Lovefest! Pull up a Pantoum and express yourself on what you love about February, the littleest month with a lot going for it.
FEBRUARY PANTOUM
February is a month to love.
Last full month of winter before Spring.
Cuddle by the fireplace with your dove.
You never know what this month will bring.
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Last full month of winter before Spring.
February has its charming way.
You never know what this month will bring.
In its middle is Valentine’s Day
February has its charming way.
Although the shortest month of the year,
In its middle is Valentine’s Day
Presidents’ holiday sales bring cheer.
Although the shortest month of the year,
Cuddle by the fireplace with your dove,
Presidents’ holiday sales bring cheer.
February is a month to love.
Copyright January 31st 2013 RGD
The love shared here on the CPC is enough to warm the heart…….. :love: :love: :love: :love: :love: :love: :love: :love: :love: :love: :love: :love: :love: :love: :love: :love: :love: :love: :love: :love: :love:
I just do a twosome Pantoum are at lease me tried … Giggles
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SAY WHAT FEBURARY ALREADY
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February be the love month
Are so they say it is any ways
Time for candy roses and champagne
Yet here it is um gittin none
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Are so they say it is any ways
Time for love to go wit all these treats
Yet here it is um gottin none
February be the love month
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Written By: Bettie Davis ——————————- © January 31 , 2o13
A free-verse Pantoum . . . .
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LEADING TOWARD SPRING
What I love about this month of Love,
February beginning to slowly unfold,
a renewed awareness within my heart,
along garden pathways leading toward Spring.
February beginning to slowly unfold,
a new song of love and harmony sung
along garden pathways leading toward Spring
as flowers bloom and green leaves bud.
A new song of love and harmony sung,
renewed awareness within my heart
as flowers bloom and green leaves bud,
what I love about this month of Love.
(c) barbara kausteklis 2-1-13