Andrea Dietrich Poet Acrostic

Life's Mysteries - Revised Yet Again

Live and learn; that is what all humans do.
Illumination of the mind may not
Flow quite as much as we would like it to.
Enlightenment forever man has sought.
Some things, however, we can’t know for sure.

Man searches for the truth of what things mean,
Yet often he is met by some detour
Since certain things man simply cannot glean,
The “ALL” of which are called life’s mysteries.
Evolving, man has solved things that were once
Riddles, but solved, these riddles gave life ease.
In otherwordly things, man is a dunce.
Elves, UFO’s, or where (on death) we go -
Such things folks claim are true we crave to KNOW!

Dec. 12, 2020 for John Hamilton's Lifes Myteries Poetry Contest:
Hybrid sonnet in acrostic form
Rhyme scheme ABAB CDCD EFEF GG
10 or 12 syllables per line

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Mark Koplin January 2, 2021 at 5:11 AM Congratulations on your win!

Paula Goldsmith January 1, 2021 at 11:55 AM Congratulate on your win. A wonderful write. Enjoy your win. "Happy New Year" Have a great 2021. Today, have joy/blessings....................

Anitha Jayasankar January 1, 2021 at 4:08 AM Back here to congratulate you on your TOP win Andrea. So inspiring...Hugs ~ Ani

John Hamilton December 31, 2020 at 10:20 AM Thanks Andrea for this excellent entry, it is exactly what I hoped for, you set the bar high with this one. Congrats on another great win!

Anitha Jayasankar December 31, 2020 at 12:37 AM This is such a wonderful acrostic with rhyming. Andrea.... and yes in life, it's true that so many mysteries lie hidden... It was a bit difficult task for me too.. rhyming and syllable count.. but was fun.. Hugs ~ Ani

JC Brul December 17, 2020 at 5:42 PM Rhyming acrostic is hard itself..and to make a sonnet rhyming acrostic-- it's a hard struggle for me..and you did it so well! Best wishes dear Andrea.

Alkas Poetry December 17, 2020 at 1:58 AM Everyone has the right time, time to know and learn, time to change and adapt until everything is cleared up ...Until then dilemmas...good Lucky salute, alkas

Jennifer Proxenos December 15, 2020 at 6:56 AM Well penned Andrea, not an easy write, but your poem is beautiful. I think it is an absolute win. Good luck in any case my friend. Hugs and blessings, Jenny.

Kim Rodrigues December 15, 2020 at 3:53 AM This was a tough one to write! You did well!

John Watt December 14, 2020 at 11:48 PM What mastery you have over the sonnet form that you can even include the challenge of an acrostic and STILL craft the meter, rhyme, and meaning into a statement of wisdom and philosophical searching. Maybe when we die we go on UFO's to live with elves? ~ John

Dan Cwiak December 13, 2020 at 8:51 PM Hello Andrea...wonderful work on this poem, especially the Hybrid Sonnet. I just came back onto the site, and who's poem do I read? I can see that you have not lost anything in the time I was away. Keep it going...as I will want to see more. Big Hug !! Dan

Sam Kauffman December 13, 2020 at 6:51 PM Like the "revision."

Caren Krutsinger December 13, 2020 at 4:35 PM I adore this whole poem, but I especially love this line, Andrea "In otherwordly things, man is a dunce."

Newton Ranaweera December 13, 2020 at 3:46 PM Truly an inspirational acrostic, Andrea, on life's mysteries!!

Regina Mcintosh December 13, 2020 at 4:38 AM Such a Joy to read, a I N S P I R A T I O N for the soul who knows poetry so focused and alive leaves hearts and minds enlightened. Brilliant poem. Love it. God bless you sweet Andrea

Victor Buhagiar December 13, 2020 at 2:43 AM God is immense, we are but grains of sand. We will never understand God's mysteries. ~~

Tom Cunningham December 13, 2020 at 12:27 AM In the big scheme of things we are only scratching the surface of lifes great mysteries. Tom

Harry Horsman December 12, 2020 at 10:37 PM Interesting poetry Andrea, Will man carry on pushing life to the limit, till he meets with his maker? (Don't mean death) i feel space travel will be the next major aspect for human's...Your poem bring so much to mind. Love how you wove this all into a sonnet....

Sam Kauffman December 12, 2020 at 8:28 PM The eternal quest for meaning so well articulated, Andrea! Good wishes for the contest. Soup mail my friend!

Alexis Y. December 12, 2020 at 6:53 PM WoW! Andrea, This is a good write on the contest theme. You wrote about the chosen topice very well. Folk have been trying to crack the puzzle of life’s mysteries for ages!Best wishes in the contest. Enjoy your evening and the rest of your weekend:-) Alexis