Pantoum

Certainly! A pantoum is a poetic form where the second and fourth lines of each stanza become the first and third lines of the next stanza, with the last line of the final stanza repeating as the second line of the first stanza. Here’s a pantoum inspired by Malay culture:

In the gentle breeze of Borneo’s dawn,
The rice fields whisper to the wind.
The rice fields whisper to the wind,
Beneath the shadow of the orang utan.

Beneath the shadow of the orang utan,
Melayu’s history is written in leaves.
Melayu’s history is written in leaves,
Where legends of heroes rise and grieve.

Where legends of heroes rise and grieve,
In the heart of the kampongs, stories live.
In the heart of the kampongs, stories live,
Echoes of past, present, and yet to give.

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