Heart

H arrowing muscle! forcing passion on my soul.
E ver-present beating - a metronome of feeling. 
A rduous yet wonderful, fickle yet insistent.
R acing with adrenaline - Swinging, jumping, screaming! -
T ill it stops... and all is silent and unfeeling.


For Rick's "Any 5 Line Poem" contest
Placed: 4th

passionacrostic

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Painted Hunter

April 10, 2013 at 6:32 AM

Heather, you caught me...I'm Canadian...haha. No, not really. Great beat to this acrostic!...which is fitting since it's about your heart. Never stop beating!

Isaiah Zerbst

February 28, 2013 at 8:08 AM

Wow, this one really makes an impression on me! Awesome the way you wrote it, with all the contrast and feeling put into the poem itself.

Debbie Guzzi

January 8, 2013 at 1:17 PM

Great acrostic..Congrad's on your win. Light & Love

Debbie Duncan

December 27, 2012 at 10:30 PM

very nicely done Heather, and awesome win ;} Happy New Year ;}

Poet Destroyer A

December 24, 2012 at 5:29 AM

Good morning, Heather,, A nice warm congratulations for the very nice win in Rick's "Any 5 Line Poem" Wishing you the best holidays to come. Merry Christmas and a happy new year. Love~LINDA

Yvette Lisa Ndlovu

December 24, 2012 at 3:51 AM

Wow this is brilliant, it has so much heart! congrats on win:)

Richard Palmer

December 23, 2012 at 2:02 PM

keep ticking,you have a lot of great to offer to the world,wonderful write Heather and have a HAPPY HOLIDAY

Mandy Tams The Golden Girl

December 23, 2012 at 1:46 PM

Congratulations on your winning spot Heather, hope it's still ticking love xx

Andrea Dietrich

December 22, 2012 at 5:25 PM

I sure remember this HEART FELT poem!!! BIG congrats on your well deserved win.

Gwendolen Song

December 22, 2012 at 2:58 PM

Full of energy and movement, this acrostic rocks!!! Congrats on a well-deserving win! Merry Christmas, gwendolen

Richard Lamoureux

December 22, 2012 at 1:34 PM

Way to go Heather, this is very clever. I enjoyed it with all my heart.

Andrea Dietrich

December 20, 2012 at 6:17 PM

I think I don't have a chance in the contest with ones like these that I am seeing. REAlly creative! btw, thanks for your comment on my newest terzanelle but I had failed to include enough stanzas and quickly had to come up with a new one. whewwww.