A Pantoum by Liz Johnston and Bonnie Ridley Kraft

Sylvia’s Pantoum*

The city begged to be captured in meanderings.
I had hoped to make amends.
She would write.
She did not utter a sound.

I had hoped to make amends.

Apparently the message was locked in a drawer.
She did not utter a sound,
But the pain did not easily shake off.

Apparently the message was locked in a drawer.

She would paint a picture of her own future.
But the pain did not easily shake off.
She left her notebook and pen alone.

She would paint a picture of her own future.

She would write.
She left her notebook and pen alone.
The city begged to be captured in meanderings.

This pantoum was taken from the literary musings of dear friend and author, Bonnie Ridley Kraft, with her heartfelt permission  --Liz Johnston

* in summary a pantoum is a series of repeated lines.