\"Love\"It cleanses with a scathing brillianceNo fault can hideA light that illuminates with itsFeverish regardThe darkness that is everywhereEveryone It does nothing to stem the tideThat crashes with a shivering graspLeaving shadows on all sidesBlind and bound A hostage to The future   

A https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pantoum\" rel=\"external nofollow\">pantoum is a form of poetry derived from a Malay verse form  the pantun berkait Wikipedia says:  \"The pantoum is a form of https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Poetry\" rel=\"external nofollow\">poetry similar to a https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Villanelle\" rel=\"external nofollow\">villanelle in that there are repeating lines throughout the poem. It is composed of a series of https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Quatrain\" rel=\"external nofollow\">quatrains; the second and fourth lines of each https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Stanza\" rel=\"external nofollow\">stanza are repeated as the first and third lines of the next. This pattern continues for any number of stanzas, except for the final stanza, which differs in the repeating pattern. The first and third lines of the last stanza are the second and fourth of the https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/Penultimate\" rel=\"external nofollow\">penultimate; the first line of the poem is the last line of the final stanza, and the third line of the first stanza is the second of the final. Ideally, the meaning of lines shifts when they are repeated although the words remain exactly the same: this can be done by shifting https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Punctuation\" rel=\"external nofollow\">punctuation, https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pun\" rel=\"external nofollow\">punning, or simply recontextualizing.\" This was my second attempt at a pantoum as my first one is lost to Time and Space.  A very dear friend recently suggested that I try writing with a bit more structure in order to improve the quality of my free verse which is I think what I naturally tend to write.  This is my first foray in that direction.  I chose to do a pantoum because I like exploring themes that have duality in them and this seemed a perfect vehicle for that.  I hope you all enjoy it.  \"Shadows\"Shadows creep slowly down the stairs They mimic the way she glides Making a mockery of her gentle grace If only to spite her face They mimic the way she glides Trapped in parody, foreverIf only to spite her faceA dance of deadly grace Trapped in parody, foreverA weeping whispers cello glideA dance of deadly graceI shutter from place to place A weeping whispers mellow guideA silent witness to her fatethat shutters from place to placeFor I can only wear one face A silent witness to her fateMaking mockery of her gentle graceFor I can only wear one faceMy shadow creeps slowly down the stairs\\By: Jerry Munkelwitz(don\'t steal this its copyrighted)

First draft thread /community/topic/6-death/\">here.  Feel free to brush up on it before you take in: Death(1st revision)  Death lives in all things.A thousand forms,A million flavors.Can you taste it? The Infinite AbyssThe Unknown NightThe Cosmic VoidThat stars alight. Stars are just an allusionA promise, blazing with lies A passionate heatTheir life is motion, frenzy Divine. Stars have the right of it.In order to survive, You must stay bright and warm.You must keep moving. 

Im working on the meter for this.  I think I posted this on the old site, but it was long ago can\'t remember.  The couplet at the end and the last stanza are the only lines that exist the same as they did several years ago.  I have since edited the rest.  I actually posted this last night missing a stanza and it had a  with a really rough line(1st stanza line 4) but when I was reposting just now I think it\'s better but the meter still seems off to me. Please if you are familiar with Iambic Pentameter and want to check it for me and comment, awesome.If you are not familiar with it, still feel free to comment on it. \"Serenity\"Serenity is Sun, in the middle of nightThe whisper and sway of crashing wavesBelieving in penguins aching for flight One thrust of her knife, is how she saves Like death between her twilight thighsSerenity is cold December chillMoaning soft and sharp as the blood fliesDrinking until we have been fulfilled Serenity is madness, softly temperedBreaking within, her water releasesA stilling steel, forged and hammeredSlipping between, I am quenched to pieces Reminded of our vow, hand in handSwearing off forever, the chains of man

I am Jerry.  I am also a SpaceMonkey.  I have been writing most of my life.  Mostly poetry and songs.   Right now I am in college classes for writing, not really pursuing a degree just learning how to write novels.  I have had a life long love affair with words. I have a very long list of words I collect that spell different words backwards(a hobby).  I am married with a 3 year old daughter and a son due October 26th.  I am working on my first novel. I was also involved with the old P&A site and missed it terribly.  I am excited to be sharing what I have learned with other writers again and I also love learning new things that I did not know before.  I have a lot of high hopes for this site and look forward for it\'s continued growth.Cheers 

It\'s better with distance.
When I am running, I am alive.
Although i fight with change, 
I am a child of it.
Struggling with it.
Wrenching free of my parentage.i have emancipated myself from my differences,
yet I am different.
In increments, my astonishment grows,
with meter and form.
Indeed within this stanza, I am alive. 
I have been growing for ages,
unable to be contained.Within the walls of Verse,
words scream to be dismembered.
All the ones who came before me, my elders, 
beg to be recognized and not forgotten.
They beg in vain, for i can not recall
a time when they could make me tremble
the way this does.
They have stolen the very words from my breath
and have left me to drown in all the rest.

This is a fun exercise for both beginners and seasoned writers.  The rules are simple.  Grab a 6 sided die./monthly_2015_09/6sider.jpg.a8236519dfa14ddf4543f28827caaa39.jpg\">random word generator  which is a great resource if you enjoy exercises like this.   PS Bonus Ultimate Challenge after you finish the first one.  Write a poem using ALL 30 words!!!!! 

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I just wrote this, so it\'s a first draft. \"Death\"Death lives in all things. A thousand forms, A million flavors. Death bleeds from every pore. Do you taste it?   Every road leads there. The Infinite Abyss The Unknown Night The Cosmic Void That stars alight. Even immortal stars are just an illusion, For they too must one day grow dark.,   Life is ablaze, a Passionate Heat Life is motion, frenzy, divine. In order to survive, You must stay bright and warm. You must keep moving.