Poetry Time--Pantoum

Having created my blog, I sat down to think what I could post. I was reminded of all the short stories I had written, but the one that comes to my mind is the PANTOUM. I had written a pantoum for a writing workshop at Wright State University, in the summer of 2006.
For those of you not familiar with a pantoum--here's what it is:

A pantoum is a form of poetry, which is composed of a 4 stanzas/quatrains. The length of the lines in a pantoum is the composer's or poet's chocie. The interesting part of a pantoum is the repetitive nature of some of its lines. The alternate lines in a pantoum rhyme (abab rhyme scheme).
The pattern of line-repetition in a traditional pantoum is as follows:
Line nos
First Stanza/Quatrain 1 2 3 4
Second Stanza 2 5 4 6
Third Stanza 5 7 6 8
Fourth Stanza 9 3 10 1

To make the composition of a pantoum more intereresting, you can ask your friend or anyone to give you 6-7 words (preferably nouns) of their choice. They can be unrelated words. Your task lies in using all the 6-7 words and weaving a meaningful pantoum. Here's the one I had written titled "IN TWO MINDS." Take a look at it, and let me know what you think.

The 6 words that were given to me were: Spatula, Honolulu, Cerulean, Bok-Choy, Eggplant, Hollandaise.

In my hand I held a spatula
And my mind mulled over what to cook
It was filled with nothing else
But Oh! the sounds and sights of sweet Honolulu

And my mind mulled over what to cook
All I could see was the cerulean sea
But Oh! the sounds and sights of sweet Honolulu
Should I chop and slice the bok-choy greens

All I could see was the cerulean sea
And a fleet of boats on a fishing spree
Should I chop and slice the bok-choy greens
Or stew eggplant in hollandaise

My mind, oh! my silly mind
It was filled with nothing else
Have to cook and have to serve
In my hand I held a spatula


Hope you enjoyed reading mine. I'd be glad to see your comments. If you'd like to try writing a pantoum on your own, here are 10 words from which you can pick atleast 6 to start with.

Paris, Chilli, Pin, Yellow, Gum, Camera, Rose, Circus, Pasture, Shirt.

Good Luck!

I Love Fridays

Fridays are what I look forward to every week. The thought that I can sleep late on a friday night and wake up on late on a Saturday morning fills me with such excitement and enthusiasm that I'd wish each day is a Friday. It is not Saturday or a Sunday that is a fun day but a FRIDAY