ANGELA & I BOTH LOVE OUR JOBS (A PHYSIOTHERAPIST & A LECTURER IN SCIENCE) WHICH ARE VERY USEFUL TO OUR LOCAL COMMUNITY. HOWEVER WE DONT LIVE TO WORK ~ BUT WE HAVE TO WORK TO LIVE !
The trivial round the common task (A 1)
Our daily work to earn a crust (B 1)
It should furnish all we ask (A 2)
To do our best must be a must ! (B 2)
Our daily work to earn a crust (B 1)
Engaged in work that we enjoy (C 1)
To do our best must be a must (B 2)
To honour those ~ who us employ (C 2)
Engaged in work that we enjoy (C 1)
This year shall I ~ no longer SINGLE be (D 1)
To honour those who us employ (C 2)
And earn enough ~ for to support ~ Angela & Me ! (D 2)
This year shall I ~ no longer SINGLE be (D 1)
And if GOD wills ~ we TWO shall soon be THREE ! (E 1)
And earn enough ~ for to support ~ Angela & Me (D 2)
I must work harder for my F A M I L Y ! (E 2)
And if GOD wills ~ we TWO shall soon be THREE (E 1)
I Work to Live ~ not wheelin* dealin* ~ like an artful SPIV ! (F 1)
I must work harder for my F A M I L Y (E 2)
And to my F A M I L Y ~ my all will I give (F 2)
I work to Live ~ not wheelin* dealin* ~ like an artful SPIV (F 1)
It should furnish all we ask (A 2 )
And to my F A M I L Y ~ my all will I give (F 2)
The trivial round the common task ! (A 1)
Thanks for visiting ~ comments welcome ~ Love BRIAN & ANGELA ๐งก๐ค๐
I have annotated the Poem ~ to show the Rhyme Pattern (A1 B1 A2 B2 etc) and how the repetition (which is important in a PANTOUM and other classic poetic forms) operates. The pattern is the same for all verses (stanzas) except the last to ensure that the PANTOUM begins and ends with the same line. Pantoums work best if the subject is uni-thematic ~ OK Love Angela & Brian ๐งก๐ค๐