A pantoum is a poem form where the 2nd and 3rd lines of each verse become the 1st and 3rd lines of the next verse. The exception is the last verse where 1st and 3rd lines of the first verse become the 2nd and last line of the poem. There is some licence to modify a repeat line to make more sense as I have done in the last verse. This was an exercise and I don’t think it is a form I will be taking up!
Revolution is in the air
Corrupt leaders have gone too far
No longer give in to despair
The desperate now know who they are
Corrupt leaders have gone too far
Austerity has steeled our will
The desperate now know who they are
That’s why they’ll hang from Tower Hill
Austerity has steeled our will
Nothing to lose, we’ll slash and burn
That’s why they’ll hang from Tower Hill
They’ll find they have nowhere to turn.
Nothing to lose, we’ll slash and burn
Now it’s their turn to feel despair
They’ll find they have nowhere to turn
Revolution is in the air
