Today’s Pantoum poem celebrates warmth and comfort in these cold, wintry days leading up to mid-winter. I have a little faith in our southern groundhog, so I’m holding out some hope for a thick blanketing of snow to keep us home for a few days, snuggled fireside with books and dogs, before warming up and staying warm so the peaches will survive. Georgia lost 90% of its crop last year to a late freeze, and what few I was able to find locally cost a fortune and ended up in Mason jars as preserves so we could enjoy them all winter.
For today, though, there is hot tea with honey ~ and so begins my poem. Stay warm, friends.
Hygge Pantoum
chamomile tea with honey
warm blankets, heated throw
sherpa slippers (ears of bunny)
beeswax candle's ambient glow
warm blankets, heated throw
heavy quilts of rag-stitched flannel
beeswax candle's ambient glow
flickering shadows on the mantel
heavy quilts of rag-stitched flannel
heirloom warmth of hand-stitched hugs
flickering shadows on the mantel
cotton-braided oval rugs
heirloom warmth of hand-stitched hugs
sherpa slippers (ears of bunny)
cotton-braided oval rugs
chamomile tea with honey
Special thanks to Twowritingteachers at Slice of Life for giving writers space and inspiration!
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I humbly admit, I don’t know this poetry form. I also found myself reading it and then rereading it aloud. It just seemed to want to be heard! The repetion of lines and the word choice! WOW! I kinda want to know – did lines just come or did you draft and revise to get just those word combinations? Know that this reader enjoyed your poem, espacially the warm mood! Thanks for sharing.
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I believe I’m reading what I’m supposed to be reading right now… I JUST learned the word “Hygge” YESTERDAY from a peer at school. Thank you for writing and sharing and helping me see I’m where I’m supposed to be. Talk about comforting!
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Wonderful comforting sounds of h–“heirloom warmth of hand-stitched hugs.” Like a whisper in this calm fireside poem. I do hope for those peaches, though.
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I read your poem earlier and have returned to study your play with words. How is your poetry challenge going? From what I see, it looks like you are going strong!
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Kim, I love to write pantoums, but I do not attempt them often. I’ve been thinking about this lately, too, but wow, are you the expert! I love how your poem moves so effortlessly and develops such a lovely warm appeal through your specific details. Your last line is pure perfection!
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Pantoums are a delight when they have the beautiful language worth repeating. You have wrapped coziness “hygge” around your reader. The golden line? “heirloom warmth of hand-stitched hugs” Oh, that is a keeper!
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Gorgeous pantoum, Kim. It offers so much cozy warmth this cold January! Those sherpa slippers sound divine. You’ve inspired me to play with a pantoum myself – it has been a while.
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Your pantoum could be set to music (something calm and low and slow) and would complete the picture you painted with your words.
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Kim, what a beautiful pantoum about this cozy moment. The rhyming and rhythm are very relaxing. I enjoyed the sound and coziness of your poem. Here’s to no late frost in Georgia!
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