Tuesday, July 18, 2023

Pantoum Poem by Alana Amai

 Pantoum Poem by Alana Amai


This was often a sorrowful place

Wounds and sickness

I'm ready to go

Every morning and evening


Wounds and sickness

Unknown soldiers

Every morning and evening

Linked them in life


Unknown soldiers

What I'm told

Linked them in life

And then I don't feel bad


What I'm told

Resonates

And then I don't feel bad anymore

When it's all over

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3 comments:

  1. AnonymousJuly 18, 2023 at 5:02 PM

    I like the emphasis on the Unknown Soldier.

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  2. ReneeJuly 19, 2023 at 7:39 AM

    The sparse use of language makes this poem powerful. It reminds me of how author Toni Morrison used language.

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  3. Ranger LarryJuly 20, 2023 at 2:27 PM

    I find myself reading your Pantoum Poem over again. I especially like the line that reads" linked them in life' . It provides for me the sense of perpetuity in the story of Washington Square.

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