Permutations of lines and rhymes play with sound and meaning in ways that enhance both. I particularly like the pantoum form. Hearing each line a second time -- with a new context shifting the meaning -- is an experience I particularly enjoy. This one is by Kenton Yee, a theoretical physicist working in finance, who writes both fiction and poetry.
The Many Worlds Interpretation of Classical Mechanics
by Kenton K. Yee
by Kenton K. Yee
Everything that can happen does.
She leaves work early
as a crackhead jumps off a bus.
A drunk runs a red light, barely.
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