Pantoum Poem: THE SEA SWELLS (Satis Shroff)
The pantoum is a poem of any length, composed of four-line stanzas. In each stanza, the second and fourth lines of each stanza, serve as the first and third lines of the next stanza. Pantoum Poem: THE SEA SWELLS (Satis Shroff) The sea shells on the sea shore Suddenly the sea swells. Ring the church and temple bells. All is not well. The sea has gone back. The sea shells on the sea shore Brown-burnt Tarzans and Janes Ring the church and temple bells From different continents, The sea has gone back. Wonder what’s going on. Brown-burnt Tarzans and Janes A man from Sweden From different continents Is immersed in his thriller under the palms. Wonder what’s going on. A mother and daughter from Germany A man from Sweden Frolic on the white sunny beach. Is immersed in his thriller under the palms. Even the sea-gulls stop and listen A mother and daughter from Germany To the foreboding silence. Frolic on the white sunny beach. T...