11Th Grade Acrostic Poems

W What slithers in the mind, gnaws at my peace
O Other people's words, to which I assign a motive
R Rather dwell on verses of Scripture,...

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Adorned with jewels, embroidered silks and golden staffs
Richly garbed shepherds strut in their ornate robes.
Cynical, stuffy and pretentious, these popinjays are
Holdovers of regal times, a...

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S - Shamrock, graceful, green emblem 
T - three heart-shaped leaves, only one stem.
O - On St. Patrick's Day the Irish understand
R - redemption -...

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P	Positivity is easy to see, but not easy to do.
O	Optimistic people focus on the good, and their godliness.
S	Sensitivity and empathy contribute to this ability.
I	Intelligent people...

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Getting old I view death differently,

Recalling both the good days and the bad. 

Eventually, everyone will die

And death should be as momentous as birth

Tomorrow's sunrise...

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Each New Year's you make a resolution
Nothing life-changing, just some small changes.
January first means a new start for
Optimist that wish themselves a better
Year ahead, vowing...

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G - Go-getters aren't allowed to grope and mope
R - regretting bad luck has come to stay.
E - Escape comes with a measure of sheer...

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S is for Sugar, once a sweet medicine (it still is, in places)
U do know it was medicine in India in the tenth century -
G...

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Imagine Earth itself to be just another Troy, from which, after having raged
In countless battles from Tyre to Megiddo has not been conquered, only aged
And...

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W	Wondering what happened
O	Old established neighbors
R	Ran into street after the car left
D	Dead body was covered quickly

O	Old people were not home. Deceased was their lawyer Sam.
N	No one...

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Enthusiasm oozes forth when you
Nurture others, uplifting them
Eagerness is okay but to
Retain your full glorious essence
Greatest advice I can give you is this…
You need to...

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Tender
Happy
Exuberant

Dainty
Renegade
Angel
Guardian
Omnipotent
Niceness
Fluttering
Lightly
Youthful

Lovely
Outstanding
Valuable
Enthusiastic
Spirit


Written 9-30-2019
Contest: Acrostic Poetry
Sponsor: Bobby May
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Traipsing a pool of surging seawater,
Heralds of a large wave caused their squatter,
Illuminating the summer season,
Strands of dread-locks fly, windswept the reason,

As, sets sweep in,...

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It doesn't matter one bit what
Naysayers say about you. Ignore them as they
Continue to laugh at your dreams. Concern yourself
Only with what your family and...

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P	Pleasurable beyond whimsical
A	Artistic freedom lifts my soul
I 	Imagination plays and laughs with me
N	Never bored with color choices or mind fun
T	True happiness and bliss as I...

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A monumentally tall, flame-resistant tree;

Sequoia can achieve heights of between 150 and 280 feet, 
Elevations no other tree can reach. 
Qualifying it to be the...

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G is for the giant, almost ten feet tall.

O is for oppression from this Phillistine.

L is for looks of disdain given David.

I is for Israel,...

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M	Makes some people crazy

O	Ordinary people kill for it

N	Not often, but sometimes…..

E	Everyone might agree

Y	You need some of it to get by, but not a lot.

...

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E	Enthusiasm is from God
N	Noble excitement that ignites others
T	The life of the party, the company, the neighborhood
H	Hugs and kisses in the form of passion
U	Unites people faster...

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Big. Think big. Dream big. Hear me? Big!
Entertain infinite possibilities and
High hopes in this journey called life
Elephantine dreams over small ones, always
Mountains! Oh, mountains...you gotta...

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