These Are My JOTtings, Part #2

Pantoum: "Poetry"

Of music in the verse I write,
I find a way to bob and weave.
Of wisdom's course with all my might,
I find the goal I would achieve.

I find a way to bob and weave.
Words stayed, a pungence overworn,
I find the goal I would achieve.
Without which, I must then adjourn.

Words stayed, a pungence overworn
these are removed. Enhance the mood.
Without which, I must then adjourn,
a poet then not often viewed.

These are removed. Enhance the mood,
improving life with wonders rare.
A poet then not often viewed
becomes a voice, that readers care.

Improving life with wonders rare
of wisdom's course with all my might.
Becomes a voice, that readers care
of music in the verse I write.

by Jay O’Toole
on September 19th, 2023