Here’s my effort for Week 2 of the 52 Week Illustration challenge . Because the visual artists are pushing themselves to try new things, I’ve decided that I shall push myself to experiment with new forms.
This week I read a pantoum in the verse novel I was reading (Shakespeare Makes the Playoffs by Ron Koertge) which reminded me that this form is both fun and challenging to write. So I had to have a go for myself. (If you don’t know what a pantoum is, read the poem first, see if you can figure the pattern, then read more here.
The theme for this week’s challenge is ‘kids’ which, of course, could be either baby goats or children. My effort is, I think, about goats – but could easily apply to children too!
Here goes – enjoy!
Kids
Kids love to gambol and play
In meadow or garden or field
They leap and they jump through the day
With pleasure completely revealed
In meadow or garden or field
They bleat and they pounce and they frolic
With pleasure completely revealed
Around them no-one’s melancholic
They bleat and they pounce and they frolic
Graze a little then frolic some more
Around them no-one’s melancholic
Pure joy is what they live for
Graze a little then frolic some more
They don’t care what the future may hold
Pure joy is what they live for
Never thinking about growing old
They don’t care what the future may hold
They leap and they jump through the day
Never thinking about growing old
Kids love to gambol and play
Sally Murphy, 2014