Let’s all celebrate. We are now eight. |
IT’S BIRTHDAY OF WDC : a pantoum It’s birthday of WDC, It has completed now years eight. Much festivity I do see. It is a day to celebrate. It has completed now years eight. This does truly make me so proud. It is a day to celebrate, Come one, come all, let’s form a crowd. This does truly make me so proud, It has fifty thousand members. Come one, come all, let’s form a crowd, Let’s sing and dance in large numbers. It has fifty thousand members. They are creative beyond doubt. Let’s sing and dance in large numbers. Let everywhere a new joy sprout. They are creative beyond doubt, That’s why this party’s a month long. Let everywhere a new joy sprout, Let’s write a new lyric or song. That’s why this party’s a month long, Much festivity I do see. Let’s write a new lyric or song It’s birthday of WDC. • Written in tetrameter in abcb rhyme. Lines 2 and 4 of the previous stanza are repeated as lines 1 and 3 of the next stanza. In the final stanza, line 2 and 4 are same as lines 3 and 1, respectively, of the opening stanza. • Written for the "Writing.Com Birthday Contest", "Invalid Item" , September 2008, hosted by Diane . The prompt was to write a pantoum having 4 given words: Celebrate, Creative, Birthday, Party M C Gupta 18 September 2008 |