Best Abbreviation Poems


How Do You Like Your Eggs In the Morning?

Like a warm cotton bud used to give inner ears a clean
there is something comforting about routine.
Knowing where you stand and the order of play,
knowing what to expect at every point in your day.
Living to a schedule, everything has it’s time and place -
knowing the slots you have free for any plans you need to make.

Wardrobe colour-coded, in garment order.
Wallpaper with a matching border.
Appointments at ten to, five to, on the dot.
Check, double-check, the doors are locked.
Yellow ball, green ball then pot the brown.
Big box, little box, upside down.

I like to gaze into the sky and dream, of an afternoon.
Relaxing. Like the scent of a chaste tree, when in bloom.
A cold glass of lemonade, a long and foamy bath,
humming along to the radio, a love that warms the heart.
Reading the Sunday paper, and making it an event,
the delightful things the kids say, things only they could invent.

His reputation precedes him: a disruptive, class clown.
Never completes his work, he’s always mucking around.
A big-mouth, show-off with far too much to say:
He asks if I ever considered teaching him in a different way.
‘A physical learner’ - he’s heard about it on the news.
There could be something in it…but I’ve far too much to do.

Cars whiz about, people in a hurry.
“I’ve waited over an hour for my curry.”
Twenty four seven lifestyle, word abbreviation.
Text message becoming the preferred means of communication.
Everybody rushing, to keep on schedule, to maintain status quo.
Everyone a cog in the system: You’re whipped, if you don’t row.

Seamless is the transition between asleep and awake,
when you just let it happen, not worry about being late.
An unrushed project results in a rewarding prize:
taking your time meant you got it right.
So bin the itinerary, flout the rules,
just for once why don‘t you try something new?
© Lee Price  Create an image from this poem.

Premium Member Mother Earth Speaks

“Mother Earth Speaks”
From the east she awakens
Her nightly slumber aroused
Splashing her face
With thundering waves
Her eyes open to
Snow covered peaks
Valleys rich with green
Forests filled with feathered melodies
And deserts for castaways

Pondering her motherly thoughts
Rivulets of tears
Flow down her cheeks
She speaks

I’ve given you life
I’ve given you bread
The wind to cool you
The sun to warm you
The rain so you may not thirst

You have taken my soil
Rubbed it over your naked body
Made love in my meadows
Bathed in my rain
Danced in my darkness

You no longer
Touch me as a lover
Tracing lines down my spine
You no longer 
Lie beside me
Flesh to flesh 
Lost in my perfume

Can you not see?
Cast your eyes around
My body is heating
My glaciers are calving
My oceans are rising 
My forests are burning

The wind no longer sails
Through my valleys
It Hisses
It Screams
It Thrashes
It Scars
Must I tell you more?

You are sucking my breasts dry
There is little milk to give
You have thrown me against
The wall of time
You have kicked me in 
My birthing place
My heart bleeds
You are no longer my lover

You who do not know me 
Do not love me
Your denial reeks
Your children will
Never know me

Dear Father Time
Treat them kindly
Spare them your Wrath
“Nota Bene”

			Lon 4/12/2016

"Nota Bene" A Latin phrase (or its abbreviation) used to indicate that special attention should be paid to something

Premium Member He Sits Astride a Horse

Bogdan Chmielnicki sits astride a horse
A magnificent statue in Central Kiev
To a monumental Ukrainian figure
A George Washtington-style liberator
He took it to the Poles in the 1600's

A lone Jew glances at Bogdan on his horse
Forgive him his disgust, of course, for
That Cossack and his army murdered
Nearly every Jew in Kiev -- on their way
To killing 600,000 Jews, one-third
Of the Jews then in Europe, during an
Unprecedented Reign of Terror...*

Leave Chmielnicki astride his horse
Let Ukraine celebrate Bogdan
  ~ without one ounce of remorse



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*Chmielnicki's Reign of Terror is known
by the abbreviation 'Tach v'Tat,' which is
short form for the Hebrew calendar year
corresponding to 1648-49. The Cossacks'
genocidal campaign lasted through 1660.


Premium Member Ethan Allen

Now 1738 there was born a man... 
'name of Ethan Allen; his craw full'a sand,

Faced up to the guvenor of N Y, State..)
The green mountain boys would be part of his fate,

He took fort Ticonderoga as the hour grew late
This man of destiny; standing up to the plate,

As demands of imperial power hit nerves rubbed raw
Self-determination the watchword by tower and shore,

This flame a'burning makes its seat in their hearts
People "taxed over wars" wishing now to part,

The rest is history "how they made their stand..
Forced into conflict that led to freedom unplanned..!

A maverick Man
Tweaked by abbreviation and footnote
Copyright Joe Maverick 2012 

In support of Cyndi MacMillans "Mavericks contest"

Dysfunctuation

I crashed into a language barrier

So they put me in an induced comma

As they re-calibrated my damaged grammar

Transforming my full stop into a full start


As I wake from my abbreviation
               I feel tense in the present
Realising that an apostrophe is now all 
              and nothing more I will ever be
I have a kindled yearning to compound 
              my spoken words with good intention
But I’ve become a symbol 
              that marks a past behaviour into memory


I stand in place of the person 
              whose ending is, with my start, synonymous
A person with their own tale
              which I can read but can’t understand
It’s my story, but a rougher drafted version
              Reading it I feel anonymous 
Is this where I’m killed off but my character returns?
              I find asylum asking questions, with an ampersand

And…


…The blurb on the back of life gives me the shorthand:
This is the punctuation that brings order 
In the arc of your lived life
And if you see problems with recalled quotations
Then choose to learn, or live with strife

And…

I’m not ready to die
So here I am
Prepared with notation
The things I’ve seen and learned combined
Swapping the chip on my shoulder 
For an indentation

And…

Don’t ever put down the pen while you’re still writing your history



And…


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Aa To Df - the Complete List

AA     TO     DF,    THE COMPLETE    LIST  
   

AA  automobile association – UK’s best
AB  Alberta  - Canadian province in the west
AC  electric currect  alternating
AD  anno domini  - yearsafter Christ’s  coming
AE  famous poet  real name  George William  Russell
AF  air force as in  RAF  -   and  USAF  as well 


Ba   barium – a chemical element
BB   Brigitte Bardot  - attracted every gent
BC   years  before Christ  the Lord 
BD   as in CHMN. of the  BD. = board
Be    beryllium  an element much in use
BF    bloody  fool  -  in UK , polite  abuse


Ca   California – beaches, suntanned crowds  
Cb   cumulonimbus  clouds
CC   cubic centimeters (as in 500cc motorbike)
CD   compact disc.  Or cadmium if you like
CE   civil engineer  (professional designation)
cf     means   “compare”  (Latin abbreviation)


Da    = Russian  for “yes”
Db    decibels  -  measure of sound,  I guess
DC    is where Obama  works his activity
DD    doctor of divinity
De    =  French  for  “of”  or “from”
DF    direction finder - for a plane with a bomb

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Written  for   Debbie Guzzi's Contest  "A.C, D.C.. A.D., B.C."


The Aint's

Dictation rhymes with fixation                                                                                                                               Crippled by the miff's of relaxation                                                                                                                              It ain't an apparent abbreviation                                                                                                                                               With all it is love and dedication
© John Beam  Create an image from this poem.

Speech of Tears

Speech of Tears – Zamreen Zarook

Drops of tears from our purl conveys a lot,
Each an every shedding has a ballot,
By identifying the core, our hands should allot,
Because, some might be extremely as shallot.

Chipper and blissfulness gives you cool tears,
Whereas in console and divesting flow hot tears,
Fear and pains give drains of tears,
Nothing that can be patch with dollars.

Some deliveries are automatic,
While some productions are acoustic,
Another drain says I am really bombastic,
Tears are at last solely cubistic.

They convey the emotions,
People go in search for solutions,
They become happy when they are with the precautions,
Reactions again as the tears, it’s the real abbreviation.

Premium Member Abbreviations and Initials

C.I.C.  
Codex Iuris Canonici (Code of Canon Law)
 
HIS
Iesus Hominum Salvator (Jesus Savor of Mankind)
 
Abbreviation for Responsory / Response
R.
 
Latin words for B.M.V.
Beata Maria Virgo (Blessed Mary the Virgin)
 
Initials F.S.S.P. refer as 
The Priestly Fraternity of St. Peter
 
Acronym for 'Jesus Christ, Son of God, Savior' spells 
"fish" in Greek
6. ICHTHUS (or ICTHUS) 
 
Abbreviation for Apostle
Ap
 
L.D.S. stand for 
Laus Deo semper (Praise to God always)
 
Initials represent the Latin version of 'For the greater glory of God'
A.M.D.G. (Ad maiorem Dei gloriam)
 
Initials are associated with the inscription on the Cross and they stand for
I.N.R.I. - Iesus Nazarenus Rex Iudaeorum [Latin for 'Jesus of Nazareth, King of the Jews']

Who I Am

WHO I AM IS A PERSON OF INTEGRITY 
I LIVE IN PROBITY 
WHAT I LIVE IS A SCHLOR OF VISUAL RIGHTS
I AM NOT SOMEONE ELSE
ABBREVIATION OF ME IS A VIRTUAL TO FLY AWAY
I AM A NOUN
I AM A PRONOUN
NOT A VERB
NOR ADJECTIVE 
BUT A IDEALLY OF WHO I AM

Jesus Came Riding On a Donkey

Donkey’s in the land of Israel in the 1st century, 
Were used to carry goods about the country, 
But could also carry women, children and the ill, 
Because they were strong and quiet, did chill. 

So when Jesus entered Jerusalem on that day,
On the Sunday before his crucifixion, away, 
He deliberately chose a donkey to ride on, 
To communicate effectively, with abbreviation. 

A donkey was premium to the professions, 
The areas industry’s for selling productions, 
Which depended on donkeys for transportation, 
For their future and reputation’s momentum. 

So Jesus was saying by riding that donkey, 
That he was key to the wave that they did see, 
That how his death was remembered, thought, 
Would determine the legacy that he’d wrought. 

Also, he assumed a sensitivity by that ride, 
A vulnerability that he had and he felt inside, 
Because he took the place of a fragile person, 
Suggesting that memories were your liaison. 

So he won and achieved a triumphant entry, 
Because he proclaimed himself Christianity, 
And that, just like a child, he needs lifted up, 
Onto the donkey, where there’s a warm cup.

Premium Member pronoun showdown -

"I" is my favorite pronoun,
          but ...
"Me" wants a word-play showdown ...

for neither "Him" nor "Her", is what "I" and
          "Me" once were
back in the days of "Us", "We" never did
          discuss,
how "He" and "She" ignore, that "Yours" took
          "s" from "Your" ...
and "It" has often sought, the "s" that "It's"
          now got

the "Her" that once was "Hers", lost the "s"
          that "It" prefers,
now "Everyone" is sad, sans the "s" that "Her"
          once had,
and "They" is never "We", because "Them" is
          "She" and "He"
so how can "Hers" be "His", without knowing
          what "It" is?

"They" is oft' confusing, "Me" and "You"
          aren't fond of losing ...
and "Their" unique causation, "His" and "Her"
          abbreviation,
help "Myself" and "Me" conclude, "I" and
          "Mine" are being rude,
but "Another" soon may see ... whether "Me"
          plus "You" ...

          makes "WE".







~ 1st Place ~  in the "Playing With Words Under Fire" Poetry Contest,
Caren Krutsinger, Judge & Sponsor.

(The "It's" in line seven is intentional, and a contraction of "it has", NOT the possessive form).

Conversations With Myself - Pt 2

con't ---->


You... and me were just a tease
Feel like I'm playing a putter from the black tees,
It used to be easy, like hitting off a tee... 
Lust not love, we were deceived
That & my middle name is dishonesty
Truth, name a price, I'll pay any fee
Priceless, should've taken responsibility
Oh well... This pen is free therapy
A Bic scalpel, this is consciousness surgery...
An impatient patient seeking liberation... 

No cerebral vacations, never ending self-examination
Do I give to give or with expectation of reciprocation?
Do I learn to understand or to show my education?
Do I talk with intent or in hope of validation?
Do I like what I like or do I seek confirmation? 
Am I in it for immediate gratification or the duration?
Do I listen to hear or just idle til my turn in the conversation?
My life's 100% improvisation
Z.D.A, that's my abbreviation, 
Study these lines, take notations,
I'm not real, just a hallucination...

*****************************

What if reality was a dream? And dreams were reality?
It ain't as strange as it seems...
A single consciousness stream... 
I was blind but now I still can't see... 
Yeah... I was blind but now I still can't see... 
........... Will I ever be able to see?

Premium Member Writing Acronyms

How can anyone write couplets using AKA
Acronyms, impossible as a word from a CAPTCHA 

Maybe with much thought then put in OT
With a little SMART goals, knowing one's SWOT

Please would someone at this time just TED
Then at the end I will have been RED 

Meanings:
AKA(pronounced a ka)-Also Known As

CAPTCHA(pronounced capt ka)-Completely Automated Public Turning Test to Tell Computers and Humans Apart

OT (pronounce ot(like otto)-Over time

SMART goal- Specific, Measurable, Attainable, Realistic, Time-bound-goals

SWOT-(pronounced-sw ot)-Strength, Weaknesses, Opportunities, Threats

TED- Tell me, Explain to me, Describe to me

RED-(my own abbreviation)_Relieve of, Every, Doubt

Love Sick

I got sick with LOVE,
hence the *temp in my heart rose:
Yet LOVE is the cure!

*Temp is the abbreviation of temperature.

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