Acrostic. Poems | Examples

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Premium Member Veronica


VALUED  and most precious to me

EMENSELY   courageous and determined

RICHER   by far than most of us

OVERCOME   of what seems impossible

NEVER   ever says, never

I   am deeply moved by her faith

CHRISTIAN   example and model

ARMED   and permeated with grace

Premium Member Vamos Los Tilcayos

Very cute at about three pounds,
always remember to feed salvaje.
Maintaining they’re meant for you?
Oh how I pray they remain elusive.
Sadly, size can create a target.

Leave them be, leave them wild,
owned and coddled by no one.
Serial hunters don’t want hand-fed.

Take the hint from divine nature,
ideally only view them from afar.
Left to be wild, allowed to be free
caging them is not an option. 
A fur-ball of adorable to be sure,
yet don’t discount their vitality.
Obey what you know is law,
salvaje I’ll be para los tilcayos.

MY STORY

Time travails and tires
Life loves loss and lust
Death defies desire
Rest is rot and rust


Premium Member Sleepy

somber, sacred, salad, sail, seal, shuffle
love, light, lemur, linger, lumber, lurch
energy, edge, exist, eleven, evade, electric
effect, evoke, enter, exist, element, exchange
plane, poodle, play, peaches, porch, piffle
yes, s l e e e e e p y ............

Premium Member The Bible



THE   written word of The Living God

HOPE   and true happiness are promises

ETERNAL   life awaits all who believe


BLINDNESS   results if we forsake it, and

IDOLATRY   will invade our lives

BELIEVE.  it and survive

LOVE   it and thrive

EXPERIENCE   God as we read its pages

Premium Member King Of Terror

Knighted under the blood moon while
Inside he felt only loving-compassion,
Nevertheless, he was to subjugate without mercy.
Gaining territory based solely on hereditary menace,
Only to be diffused in imperial will by the joyous allowance of being,
Frontier-ed outwards he was by order of the magistrates to dominate outer lands.
The secret solace being the souls of all he encounters within the guise of a hateful army.
Earthen-bound he meets all with grace and reverence in loving-secret, ir-
-Redeemably spreading like a viral ghost love.
Reigning in plain sight of the magistrates,
Only two verses were left.
Readers everywhere are left--bereft.


Ryan In October

Return to October
Yearn for my touch once more
Absolve my November transgressions 
Navigate the seasons but anchor in me, in October

remembering 9/11

America remember in your darkest moment
Murder fell from the sky the nation united
Etched together forever is your united grief
Remember in that single moment the world 
In unison the world came together as one
Choosing to stand side by side as a friend
America your darkest day the world came

Premium Member King of Terrors

Killing with kindness from a dark place
Improvising love forcing a smile on face
Needling white words meant to assure
Greetings heard but not felt not pure
 
Onyx heart that never skips a beat
From missing spark of love not tenderly

Tears hide behind white winged words
Even narcissist fake kind to be heard
Raping spirits of the blue beautiful ones
Raging you fear it the love of gold sun
Only yesterday gives you any jaded joy
Remembering the good filling a void
Salty as kiss of abyss meant to destroy

Premium Member Gaslighting

Green envious words set on fire
Ambitious absurd crazy with desire
Salty teal tears that cut like shears
Licorice fears blackened by years
Improvised strength in indigo words
Grossly exaggerated like flight of bird
How high it soars without your jealousy 
Till you shoot it down committing felony 
Instead of being wind of encouragement 
Needing a win you embrace then lament 
Gorging selfish spirit lacking red repents

Premium Member H A P P Y

Honor your soul’s needs
Acknowledge your feelings
Provide play daily
Practice helpfulness
You deserve joy

Premium Member Craze, Fad, Fashion

craze pops like a popcorn
roasting after every season of a newborn 
awaiting what it looks, feels like trying new
zapping the line or cue in askew
ends short within a year or two after brew

fad drops like a snow when you're off guard
anything new, pleasing, soft, gentle or hard
different generations had them all -- 
  some forgotten or dated to discard

fashion in modes move silent or loud over time
accessories, clothes, gadgets, machines, activities that consume your time
shoes worn, strings, sessions, social life people embrace
holidays celebrated, hypes, hope and holograms that may float or vanish without a trace
invitations,  parties, gatherings of the unified
on gates, nooks and sites that require ticket, passkey, passcode that divide
new and old craze, fads and fashion 
  combined in an open, classified space in tide

Premium Member Cherry Almond

Cherries are divine like starlight
Heavenly scent satisfies me
Every whiff is a good memory
Roses envy this elegant scent
Rivers of almonds with cherries
Youth surrounds its beauty

Almost only almond
Layers of cherries inside
Mystical scent slides upon my skin
Only name brand lotion is best
Near luxury but not quite luxury
Delicate yet strong together

Tie me to your tongue

Tethers float & tickle like feathers
I'm aloft unaware of outside weathers
Evening enhanced by colloquial pleasures

Malleable & manipulated
Esoterica like yours specifically stipulated

"Tie me to your tongue" I sing
Oh I utter the strangest things!

Yet I must admit I'm fully focussed
Overjoyed at this conversational hocus pocus
Unusually laid back & vocally gushing
Rampant points of interest gain further pushing

Tantalise & give me traction
Obligated now to end-goal satisfaction
Nerve endings sever in hyperspace
"Great subject matter expert kept perfect pace!"
Unbiased reviews are fully flowing
Eloquence like yours has me all glowing

Premium Member A Short, Short Circuit Acrostic

scrolling

pantomine

alienated

messaging

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