Pantoum Sonnet Notes

November 12, 2021November 11, 2021 ~ Raven

Created by: Terry Clitheroe
Structure: Three quatrains and a couplet
Meter: Tetrameter or octosyllabic lines
Rhyme Scheme: A1B1A2B2 B1C1B2C2 C1dC2d A2A1

Example

Tears of Rain by Jez Farmer

My heart encased in carapace
No longer can love cause me pain
My eyes are blind to all that lace
Whilst tears are only caused by rain.
No longer can love cause me pain
As passion’s dreams are left to rust
Whilst tears are only caused by rain
Her sweetest smile had turned to dust.
As passion’s dreams are left to rust
I buried love too deep inside
Her sweetest smile had turned to dust
No place remains where dreams collide.
My eyes are blind to all that lace
My heart encased in carapace

Published by Raven

I am a freelance writer and poet and started writing after raising my two boys as a way of discovering just who Jez is. That is still very much an on-going project but the journey so far has introduced me to many wonderful friends and fellow writers through an ever growing love of poetry. View all posts by Raven