Best Tarting Poems
SPRING SHOWERS
S oon the rains fall to replenish mother earth
P lanting beauty for all it's glorious worth
R enewing life and splendor so very divine
I n step with Nature and God's holy shrine
N ew life bursting ever magnificently forth
G iving relief from cold winds from the North
S tarting billions of new lives serving us all
H eaping green all over this very precious ball
O nly this can replenish fruits of mother Earth
W hen the soil needs sweet liquid to gift birth
E ach drop serves to maintain Nature's firm grasp
R oaring down with each promise so dearly in clasp
S hifting fertile soil like a very finely honed rasp
Robert J. Lindley, 06-15-2014
Francine Roberts
Contest Name , Summer Acrostic, 1)Spring Showers , 2) Summer Rain,
3)Morning Breaks 4) On the Beach, 5) Vacation Time 6)Summer Sunset
7) The Sun's Rays 8) Summer Moon....
Pick one of these for your acrostic
and post the form as acrostic (even if it's also a rhyme) and also use
it as your poems title.
Artificial Sentience
Another bad idea doing a number on the gist of guilt
Of nothing new,
the same old talking points voodoo
Of everything left to prove
Of everything left to hide
Sides being taken, swilling back another last gasp
Zoning in and out, coming to
To all those pointed questions:
What must be done?
Which paradox to run?
What will be the sum of none?
Avoiding the cringing flashbacks and their disgraces
All those stern mitigating faces
Plying
what might resemble admonitions to-go
Contritions missing
from that room without windows
These erratic fevers whamrushing setpiece pushbacks
Acumen fraught with blowback is
doubling down on the narrative
The behaving-badly-caving, jonsing-gutcheck—not so much
Clutching the darkthings
that want to be, but are not yet actually
Conjuring of a reality that is not real
The feel of it rather, its scintillating untruth
Earmarking spurious tipping points as proof
Swooning for a forced, rigid
control of thought and meaning
No need of rights,
only rules and preening
Lying lifers living the doom and getting lost
Transparency shortfalls sexting another buff buzz-off
Fast tracking dosing options; hedging the flux, spiking the crux
The bottomline wants to know why the Dream has been shorted
Ideals aborted and thrown under the bus
Seeing the freakyfest as a possible mid-term plus
Dumbing down,
tarting up, that’s the stuff
Just greenlight another post-consumer grubby gimmick
Just mimic substance with happytalk galore
Just don’t let them strip away the tinsel
to reveal the real cardboard
D-eep darkness and clouds
A-re gone into the night;
I-mportant event begins,
S-tarting early in
Y-our sight.
M-idnight moon and haze
A-re nowhere to be seen;
R-ainful evening has ended,
C-rimson day will now begin.
I-nstant change of the wind shifts from cold chill to warm weather;
A-ir fresh from morning breeze brings dewdrop to the flower.
D-aisy in white and yellow yearns to enjoy the moment,
E-ventful occasion as it is, she wants to wear a beautiful garment.
C-elebrate your birthday
A-s the dawn has broken;
S-eventh month of the year,
T-en plus one makes eleven.
R-ight here in my hand, I am holding in your view;
O-ne simple but sweet souvenir, a fresh flower for you.
M-ake your mind open
E-very moment of the day;
L-et it welcome the mirth
I-n throwing woes away.
S-o make your mind open,
S-tarting from the break of dawn;
A-llow it to think of thrill as the worries will be gone.
N-ever let your mind close,
O-therwise it won't be clear;
R-emembering the truth,
T-urning not a deaf
E-ar.
T-ry to make your mind open
O-ctober third early morn;
N-ight so blue will fade,
G-leams will not get worn.
O-pen your mind to peace for the world is in chaos;
L-et it ponder the message that sounds loud echoes.
Y-earn to seek satisfaction
A-nd ecstasy in heaven;
N-ever forget to ask God
T-o make your mind
O-pen.
Sometimes our heroes are roasted like zeros
A
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T
A
Slapping them down is such fun
A
Starting November and into December
Santa endures the deft tongue
A
Soup is our vellum to pen our mock venom
Spoofing the jolly red one
I
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Such is the season of Santa assassination
10 January 2021
Kim’s Acrostic Play 2 - Holiday Version
Sponsor: Kim Rodrigues
R-eaffirm your sacred oath,
E-arnestly make a promise;
S-aturday December thirtieth,
A-llow not your ship to go amiss.
L-ove inside your heart
I-s coupled with solid faith;
E-ven though the race is long, you want to reach the heaven's gate.
S-tarting to complete the journey
I-s leading you to the finish line;
D-on't let your pledge be broken,
L-et it instead be done so fine.
A-im to renew your solemn vow,
C-hoose to keep your boat afloat;
A-s you humbly reaffirm
N-othing but your oath.
R-ise of the morning sun
O-pens the break of day;
S-tarting to shine in the sky,
E-vening chill fades away.
I-n third of December morn,
M-idnight moon is gone;
P-ouring rain disappears,
R-ays are shared by dawn.
O-ne beacon begins to bring
S-hower of warmth to your heart;
O-utside the lane is blue, off to a good start.
K-iller
R-isk
I-s
S-tarting
T-o
I-nfect
N-ations
E-mploying
J-eopardy
A-s
V-irus
E-erily
D-eploys
R-abid
A-ffliction
Topic: Birthday of Kristine Javedra (June 10)
Form: Vertical Monocrostic
R-eal love that opens the day
I-s truly good to one's heart;
S-tarting the morn with joy
S-urely won't let one fall
A-part.
B-egin the dawn with love,
O-ctober twenty-fifth day;
R-ise from deep slumber,
C-herish not the blue or gray.
E-liminate the darkest night,
L-ight is shining up above;
I-t's another fresh feeling,
S-tart the day with real love.
K-iss the chill goodbye,
R-aindrops Tuesday depart;
I-t's a beautiful beacon,
S-tarting to warm your heart.
K-ind weather March fourteenth
A-ims to meet the dawn;
Y-our birthday has come,
E-vening shadows are gone.
Y-ou have taken your seat,
A-lone to have your meal done;
N-obody bothers your mind,
T-his is a table for
O-ne.
C-risis
A-nd
R-isk
L-et
A-nyone
E-xperience
V-irus
A-s
N-asty
G-rime's
E-erie
L-ink
I-s
S-tarting
T-o
A-ttack
Topic: Birthday of Carla Evangelista (June 11)
Form: Vertical Monocrostic
G-ood
E-xpression's
R-emarkable
T-opic
R-ightfully
U-ses
D-edication's
E-ssence
S-tarting
T-o
E-mploy
I-deal
N-ote
Topic: Birthday of poetess Gertrude Stein (February 03)
Form: Vertical Monocrostic
K-ind
R-emark
I-s
S-tarting
T-o
O-pen
P-eople's
H-earts
E-mploying
R-emebrance
B-y
E-xecuting
L-itterateur's
G-ood
A-crostic
Topic: Birthday of Kristopher Belga (January 08)
Form: Vertical Monocrostic
M-arch fourteenth Tuesday
A-ims to warm your heart;
R-ise of the sun begins,
J-ust let the shadows depart.
I-t's a beautiful morn,
S-tarting to meet the dawn;
I-nclement clime turns fine,
D-usk is brought to oblivion.
R-aindrops have vanished into the dark, gray, and blue;
O-pen your heart and mind to the nicest thing to do.
L-et your birth bring brightness,
U-sing the light of the day;
I-t's the dawn that has broken,
S-tarting to take the night
A-way.
M-ake your birth bring brightness,
A-ugust twenty-eighth morn;
N-o time for dark to stay,
A-s the beacon won't get worn.
L-et the big celebration replace the moment of mess;
O-pen the window for sunshine, let your birth bring brightness.