Himutok sa buhok mula tuktok hanggang batok

Muli akong hinila ng paa sa salamin
upang sipatin ang malalim na problema:
nanggigitata na pala ang buhok kong alambre—
nangangamoy, nanlalagkit, nangangati-ngati!

Upang sipatin ang malalim na problema,
hinawi ko ito; ako ay nandiri!
Nangangamoy, nanlalagkit, nangangati-ngati…
What the fuck! Parang tustadong mga bulati!

Hinawi ko ito; ako ay nandiri:
Yuck!
What the fuck! Parang tustadong mga bulati,
kikislut-kislot…sunog na sunog!

Yuck!
Lalo na nung lumitaw yung mga kuto,
kikislut, kislot…sunog na sunog
ang kulay. Parang mga pamintang buo.

Lalo na nung lumitaw yung mga kuto,
at tumulay-tulay mula tuktok hanggang batok!
Ang kulay, parang mga pamintang buo.
Grrr!…sarap tirisin!

At tumulay-tulay mula tuktok hanggang batok
—nakakagigil:
Grrr!…sarap tirisin!
Hay naku, maliligo na ‘ko!

Nakakagigil,
nanggigitata na pala ang buhok kong alambre!
Hay naku, maliligo na ‘ko!
Muli akong hinila ng paa sa salamin…



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Matagal nang naka-pendin’ ‘tong tulang ‘to.
 
‘Di ko lang nai-send kay Kuya Makoy kasi ‘dami gawa (weh?!)
Hahaha!
Kaya dito ko na lang pinaskel.

Ngapala, ang tulang eto eh produkto ng Poetry Writin’ Workshop na isinagawa ni Pareng-Kuya Makoy sa Drawing Room ng College of Engineering, Southern Luzon State University, MHDP Building no’ng ika-11 ng Enero, 2009.

Isang super-weirdong tula na mai-uuri sa PANTOUM.
Haha!
Waaaa, mali yung nisabi ko dati!

Eto nga pala yung MEANING ng Pantoum.
Try mo, masaya!

*A pantoum poem is a fun format to play with. It looks like it is hard to do , but in actuality it is not. It follows a rhythmic pattern and is very easy to follow. The pantoum uses four line stanzas, where you repeat lines throughout. Lines 2 and 4 of a stanza becomes lines 1 and 3 of the next. Using this form is what gives the poem it’s rhythmic quality. Here’s how you do it.

1. Write a four-line stanza. Use your imagination, try to make the lines emotional. Just like with any other poem let the words take over.

2. Take lines 2 and 4 of the first stanza and put them down as lines 1 and 3 of the next.

3. Finish the second stanza, by creating the missing lines that connect 1 and 3.

4. Repeat the pattern. Take lines 2 and 4 of the second stanza and make them 1 and 3 of the third. Do this until you have completed the pantoum.

5. At the final stanza, go back to the beginning. You now use the two lines that haven’t been repeated yet. Lines 1 and 3 of the first stanza. To close the poem make line 3 the second line of the final stanza, and make line 1 the final line of the poem.

This final step brings the poem full circle. Another variation of the final step is to put lines 1 and 3 in their original order in the final stanza, and having 3 be the end of the poem. Both versions work well and it is best to use whichever method suits you.

A lot of writers will say that for the best effect go a MINIMUM of five to seven stanzas, and I would have to agree. Also the pantoum isn’t very effective for telling a story, but can be for very emotional subject matter.

Another tip is number each line. For example :

1
2
3
4

2
5
4
6

5
7
6
8
(etc. etc. )

That way you basically have a map of where the lines go. And this makes it easier to create the pantoum.

*http://www.helium.com/items/154714-how-to-write-a-pantoum-poem