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Pantoum of Freedom

March 6, 2012
By Deidreamer5 BRONZE, Gainesville, Virginia
Deidreamer5 BRONZE, Gainesville, Virginia
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Empty fields in the dim afternoon,
Squeaking swings like crying shouts.
Blackbirds rise from the rusted plow,
As rain gives way and light pours down,

Squeaking swings like crying shouts.
An angel appears before my soul.
Blackbirds rise from the rusted plow
Something breaks within my cage

An angel appears before my soul
Calling out in soundless voice
Something breaks within my cage
And I am free from eternal burden

Calling out in soundless voice
I fly into her wide spread arms
And I am free from eternal burden
Leaving empty fields in the dim afternoon

The author's comments:
Originally this poem was something with no scheme what so ever, but since I discovered the Pantoum, I was able to fit it into the required format and I believe it came out of spectacularly. I am going to write several more pantoums, all of them having to do with a certain aspect, object, or theme, symbolizing something.

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