Pantoum I - Non-Rhyming
I took my diamond to the pawn shop
but that didn't make it junk@
though I didn't get much money for it
just enough to buy a meal
what makes something junk
when you come right down to it
if it buys you a meal
and can satisfy a need
when you come right down to it
what value can we give
to satisfy a need
when we swallow down our pride
what value is there really
in any things we have
if they swallow up our pride
like useless diamonds pawned
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Pantoum II - Rhyming
I took my diamond to the pawn shop
but that didn't make it junk@
didn't get much for it
value, it seems, had shrunk
pawning doesn't make it junk
if it satisfies a need
even with its value shrunk
pawned diamonds make you free
@ "took my diamond to the pawn shop, that don't make it junk" line from Leonard Cohen song.
These are harder than it sounded! Just randomly chose a Leonard Cohen line I like as a start. I called these "playing with"...but I need to *work* on some if I want to get better at this form!
