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Introspection

Introspection I nnermost thoughts and sentiments N ascent desires and emotions T rapped inside this clay vessel R eminiscent of magma boiling below the surface O verflowing and yet contained S imultaneously, while being subdued momentarily, I P eruse my inner being, my thoughts E rupting from deep within my spirit C limaxing in profound meditation T otally entranced by my own perceptions I nviting me to further ruminations and regurgitations O bliterating all traces of my selfishness, on my N ever ending quest to reach perfection John Derek Hamilton June 22, 2016

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Carrie Richards

Date: 7/3/2016 10:10:00 AM

Another wonderful and descriptive acrostic, John !! And ps...while I'm here, I must thank you for the extreme honor of my high placement in your Ecstasy contest! I'm so happy, and this was a lovely surprise. Thank you so much!!

John Hamilton
Date: 7/3/2016 8:02:00 PM

Thanks again for your visit and kind words, your placement was well deserved! Was difficult as the quality of entries is getting better every time!

Sara Kendrick

Date: 6/27/2016 1:16:00 PM

Thanks for the honor of placing in your contest...I enjoyed reading your work today..It is true that we in this life can never reach perfection but we have to keep striving to reach that goal..Thanks for reading my work..Sara

John Hamilton
Date: 6/27/2016 4:15:00 PM

Thanks Sara for your visit and contest entry it was very, very good!

Eve Roper

Date: 6/26/2016 2:20:00 PM

Great example, John, thank you :)

John Hamilton
Date: 6/27/2016 9:03:00 AM

Thanks Eve, hope you entered was a good contest.

Jan Allison

Date: 6/25/2016 4:05:00 PM

a fabulous flow to your acrostic John:-) hugs jan xx

John Hamilton
Date: 6/25/2016 10:27:00 PM

Thanks Jan looking forward to yours!

Casarah Nance

Date: 6/25/2016 7:25:00 AM

I think it takes an extra amount of skill to write a great acrostic and you got it John! :)

John Hamilton
Date: 6/25/2016 8:20:00 AM

Thanks Cas I'm sure you could do better! Give it a try!

Becca Teagan

Date: 6/24/2016 11:04:00 PM

This is really good! Looks challenging.

John Hamilton
Date: 6/25/2016 8:19:00 AM

Thanks Becca, if anyone can do it you can!

Anisha Dutta

Date: 6/23/2016 7:07:00 PM

Watched your introspection. Here each line is not a complete sentence. You have carried on next line also. But your contest is subject to each line a complete sentence

John Hamilton
Date: 6/23/2016 8:57:00 PM

I will make a correction to the wording in contest instructions, I already clarified it with Andreas comment below.Thanks

Andrea Dietrich

Date: 6/22/2016 9:42:00 PM

Good to see your example. I think I saw at your contest description that you said to write a sentence for each line. I notice you carry some of your sentences through more than one line. I am hoping it's ok to do that then!

John Hamilton
Date: 6/22/2016 10:31:00 PM

Yes, my instructions were for basic acrostics some still have different forms they submit, but for flow of course the lines will run from one to the other. Thanks

Constance La France

Date: 6/22/2016 3:19:00 PM

John , great example for your contest ~

John Hamilton
Date: 6/22/2016 5:51:00 PM

Thanks Constance give it a try!

Tim Smith

Date: 6/22/2016 12:30:00 PM

Just fabulous John. Loved the flow the acrostic had. Glad I stopped by....Tim

John Hamilton
Date: 6/22/2016 5:51:00 PM

Thanks Tim appreciate the visits and comments, I finally got your cracked poem after seeing other comments...I'm a little slow, thanks again!