i don’t listen to mangione much any more
just in early fall or sometimes spring
since the night i met him & forgot your name
for a second time, difficult to hear over all that brass
just in early fall or sometimes spring
i need reminding i fell in love to him once,
for a second time, difficult to hear over all that brass
you said you liked women the color of blackberry jam
i need reminding i fell in love to him once,
I laughed & said i preferred men with blue eyes,
you said you liked women the color of blackberry jam
still there we were–no blackberries or blue eyes
I laughed & said i preferred men with blue eyes,
for a second time, difficult to hear over all that brass
still there we were–no blackberries or blue eyes
i don’t listen to mangione much any more
***I am really liking the lyricism and repetition in these pantoums.
Susan Daniels Poetry 
Love this, it is very jazzy how it works. I used to listen to Mangione, but he’s not on any of my playlists and is trapped in the vinyl collection.
Thanks, David. Started listening to him on you-tube, which triggered a bit of a memory, which I then had to pantoum, just because it’s fun to do…
I don’t know what a pantoum is, but this is awesome. Kind of like a song. Blackberry jam and blue eyes, just stuff that kind of makes me wonder.
🙂 cool! Glad it worked for you. A pantoum is a repetitive form I like to use when i have a few musical lines but not enough to really make it a cohesive piece on its own.
Cool, I’ve learned something.
What a ride, wow. Pitch, yaw, and roll. Well done.
Thanks, Nelle. Yes, it dips all over the place…
Love it!!!
Thanks, Boomie. For me, listening to certain music triggers memories 😉
Absolutely! Jason Mraz’s “I won’t give up” and some other songs do the same for me. I enjoyed reading this much
aww, you are so kind–thanks much!
I read it about 2 or 3 times lol. Sure, it’s good stuff,plus i like when poeple can write in poetry forms
Thanks–the pantoum is my save these good lines that aren’t really going anywhere rescue form 😉
Loved the construction on this one, Susan. You know, I tend to read verses aloud. Reading this one aloud had just the right effect.
George, thank you!
This is an effective pantoum Susan ~ I really like the repetition and the challenge of this poetry form ~ it especially lends itself to a musical theme, I think ~ well done.
Thanks, Polly! I agree the form works great with musical themes–the most fun of the forms we have explored since this summer for me 😉
Yay, the pontoon is back! Loved this one, tickled me. 🙂
hee, hee–thanks! It was fun!
This has a riff-like quality about it or a “head piece/theme” from a jazz tune. I like that about it.
heh–thanks, Jeremy. Wrote it listening to Mangione, which triggered a memory. Might have unconsciously picked up his beat, or something 😉
A rich and tasty brew.
Thanks, Seb. Mangione and memories cooking down together–works for me 😉
I remember him well and how suave he played…he took me away~ Wonderful memory.
Oh–he was great. he walked into the club (he was not very tall) and asked me why I was watching the door. i said I was waiting for friends. He said–oh, I thought you were here to see me. i said, well, not see–but I am here to listen 😉