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My First Abecedarian Poem

A n ABECEDARIAN poem could prove my most daunting undertaking B othersome whispering in my ear were the likes of Frost, Fallon and Dickerson C alling out to me incessantly by name D id I not recognize the potion that was stirred would cause me to reject my name E ncouraged only by the ink of my pen F irst I must be preposterously patient G liding my pen across the page, I invented a ELABORATE world of colorful words H igh on top THE parallel UNIVERSE of poetry I began I dentifying all difficulties essential to my cause J ust to name a couple: the importance of using particular words and misusing others K illing time instead of killing rhymes L ine by line by line M ighty is this feat which I have incurred N ot nearly done I've stumbled upon a conundrum O utstanding accomplishment, an actual 26 LETTERS P oetry for me is at times quite perplexing Q uizzing myself intelligently to respond compliantly R esponsible to none other except my own verbs, adjectives etc. S eriously, an insurmountable mother of all conundrums is all but solved T otally harrowing journey to the MAXIMUM U nder the disguise of cruel effort I EMERGED THE BETTER V arious poets with magical discipline may have been even more successful than I W ords have played a persistent and flirtatious game of trickery where I am the victor X ray vision is fun to perceive but wouldn't have assisted me in this craft Y ou can be certain I will probably never attempt this trial again Z ealously the conclusion has mercifully arrived at my PLEADING

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Date: 7/19/2015 10:07:00 PM
You did great with this wordplay. I have only ever written one myself that lists all the poetry forms. Good Luck if you enter Shadow's contest. SuZ
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