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Question: A Rooster Poem (Pantoum) Do you like it!?
I wrote this many, many years ago - Do you think I had a premonition I would meet Snidely Rooster!? I can't remember the rules for a Pantoum, but I am assuming I got them right!.

Strut or Lurch!?

As cocks in farmyards strut
Like kings of countries small
In kingdoms closed and shut
These rulers master all!.

Like kings of countries small
Those trapped within the fold
These rulers master all
(By fears both new and old)!.

Those trapped within the fold
Can challenge if they may
(By fears both new and old)
With strengths to steal the day

Can challenge if they may
King Rooster as he crows
With strengths to steal the day
Even using subtle blows!.

King Rooster as he crows
Could topple from his perch
Even using subtle blows
To make him reel and lurch

Could topple from his perch
In kingdoms closed and shut!.
To make him reel and lurch
As cocks in farmyards strut!.

Anyone willing to tell me (simply) what the rules are!?Www@QuestionHome@Com


Best Answer - Chosen by Asker:
The 2nd and 4th lines of the first stanza are the 1st and 3rd lines of the one after it, for any given number of stanzas!. The 1st line of the 1st stanza is the last line of the last, and the 3rd line of the 1st stanza is the 2nd in the final!.Www@QuestionHome@Com

Pantoum Rules!? Looks like you've got it!. Nice poem!.!.!.Snidley would approve :)

Criteria for the Pantoum: (for future reference)
http://www!.elfwood!.com/farp/thewriting/2!.!.!.

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It is lovely!.

Here is the link to the Pantoum:

http://en!.wikipedia!.org/wiki/PantoumWww@QuestionHome@Com

I think this is great ,,,I do not know the rules But me tinks this un be'z a poifeck !!! Not knowing Snidely when you wrote this ,,,,See how things come full circle intentional or unintentional,,,,,,, Well done Www@QuestionHome@Com

I haven't the foggiest about the rules, but I love the poem and I'm sure Snidely might agree!Www@QuestionHome@Com

awesome
radical
cool
radicalWww@QuestionHome@Com

shhhhhhhh!.!.!.!.you'll wake him up!.!.!.!.CROOOOWWWOWWOWWWOWWww@QuestionHome@Com

I don't know what goes where or why, I know I read it and I liked it!.!.!. Www@QuestionHome@Com