Earthweal OLW # 162
A four-stanza PANTOUM is common (although more may be used), and in the final stanza, lines one and three from the first stanza can be repeated, or new lines can be written. The pantoum form is as follows:[1]
Stanza 1
A
B
C
D
I know the words of this song
must have been on the radio
my italian is not so good
i must have been about six
Stanza 2
B
E
D
F
that song was so joyous and fantastico
it made me want to dance
skipping round with clapping sticks
at the top of my voice singing
Stanza 3
E
G
F
H
she looks cute in those leopard skin pants
we'll make her a movie star
my mother says laughing and cringing
placing her hands over her ears
Stanza 4
G
I (line A or C )
H
J (line A or C )
yes ....she will go far
as far as she wants to
she will have no fear
we will back her
Reminds me of Cat Steven's song, "Teach your children." My memory is COVID-19 shot, I have to google it now for all the words, I do and will always remember these, "... your father's hell." So was mine, I won't forget.
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I can see her dancing and singing so joyously. Lovely to have such a memory.
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