A pantoum
Car crashed sailing along dreamway Wheels spun around through misty breeze Hark! He heard panicked krill swarms say Ducking, dropped down to hands and knees Wheels spun around through misty breeze Whipped drops of water slapped his face Ducking, dropped down to hands and knees Wreckage, much needed hiding place Whipped drops of water slapped his face Streams thick with flotsam in its wake Wreckage, much needed hiding place Frozen, felt all existence shake Streams thick with flotsam in its wake Lanes rippling, cracking with sheer force Frozen, felt all existence shake Torn rolling landscape, foamy, coarse Lanes rippling, cracking with sheer force Hark! He heard panicked krill swarms say Torn rolling landscape, foamy, coarse Car crashed sailing along dreamway
W3 poetry prompt
This poem was written for Aditi Sharma’s W3 poetry prompt this week, which was to compose a pantoum on the theme of something dreamy, non-existent in the real world, or your real-life dreams.
For information about the ‘pantoum’ poetry form, click here.
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–Ben Harper (b. 1969)
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What a nightmare! The sort you wake up from in a cold sweat. Wonderfully vivid.
😱🙏🏻 Marion 🙏🏻😱
Wonderful, this is interesting and well worded.
💝🙏🏻 Amelia 🙏🏻💝 ~ thanks so much!
Such a beautiful and fun poem. I could picture all this happening!
❤️🙏🏻 Aditi 🙏🏻❤️ ~ thanks for the prompt!
My pleasure! ❤
I love the Pantoum and this one has the lilting rhythm of the waves! A terrifying dream but fascinating too…
🤍🙏🏻 Muri 🙏🏻🤍
You make every form your own. (K)
🤎🙏🏻 Kerfe 🙏🏻🤎 ~ doesn’t everyone?
Actually not.
Vividly and wonderfully done, David. I hope that this was not a real event.
🧸 Suzette 🧸 ~ just a surreal dream sequence, that’s all, but it is based upon real dreams, which I’ve had.
Fabulous!
Definitely feels/reads like a dream sequence. Good job.
🧡🙏🏻 Danial 🙏🏻🧡
That last line said it all! Great piece! Have a wonderful day!
💛🙏🏻 Sara-Loretta 🙏🏻💛