God Is Too Great For Just One Religion (Pantoum) Comments
Pantoums are composed entirely of quatrains. There is no restriction on the number of quatrains, but each quatrain must follow the rhyme scheme abab within itself. The characteristic feature of a pantoum, however, is its repetition. The first and third lines of every stanza (except the first stanza) are identical to the second and fourth lines of the previous stanza. For the final line, there is an additional rule: the second and fourth lines must be the same as the first and third lines from the first stanza. Thus the overall pattern of lines in a five-quatrain pantoum would be as follows:
Stanza #1: 1 2 3 4
Stanza #2: 2 5 4 6
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What an old and tested teaching method so well presented Dawn, This one goes for the ten without a doubt. Good work, and very best wishes from Fay.
Absolutely stunning, Dawn, on several counts: it's a great pantoum, so well crafted that the repetition of lines doesn't get in the way; & it's also good theology! If one person/book/system could sum God up, then that doesn't say much for God's being bigger than anything... the myriad facets of a diamond come to mind, where we each see something different but pool our visions to get a glimpse of one angle of part of the whole. Excellent.
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7/19/2025 6:07:05 AM # 1.0.0
What a beautiful poem on religion Dawn. You really put this one together well. Poem is written with beautiful lines in pantoum style. Instead of battling about religion we should be battling to keep the peace Excellent work and truly enjoyed.