Employing the Wind
The red-tailed hawk sails across
the backdrop of the April blue sky
Employing the wind as he defies gravity
with the gesture of his tail and ease of his conscience
His great wings reaching out for abundance
as he scans the ocean of green grass below
with its occasional island of trees
herded together many seasons ago
from the might of the farmer’s plow
The field mouse scurries across the pasture
circumventing the patchwork of cow patties.
Employing the wind as he gages his path
with the twitch of his nose and the whip of his tail
His tiny soundless feet carrying him into the abyss
With nothing to assure him but his own intentions.
J-oyful
O-pus'
V-irtuous
I-dea
L-ets
Y-our
N-ame
A-pply
B-irthday
R-egards
E-mploying
R-emarkable
A-crostic
Topic: Birthday of Jovi Lyn V. Abrera (February 27)
Form: Vertical Monocrostic
E-xpression
L-ets
M-y
E-ssential
R-emembrance's
L-ines
A-pply
D-edication
E-mploying
R-ight
A-crostic
Topic: Birthday of Elmer L. Ladera (February 24)
Form: Vertical Monocrostic
C-omposition's
H-eartfelt
R-emembrance
I-n
S-ensible
T-opic
I-mplements
N-ame
E-mploying
M-y
A-crostic
E-xpression's
G-ladness
A-s
L-ines
O-ffer
N-ice
O-pus
Topic: Birthday of Christine Mae R. Galono (February 13)
Form: Vertical Monocrostic
L-ovely
E-xpression
A-pplies
H-eartfelt
M-essage
A-bout
E-vent
B-y
E-mploying
T-he
A-nnual
N-ote
G-ladly
H-aving
O-ptimistic
L-ines
Topic: Birthday of Leah Mae Betanghol (February 11)
Form: Vertical Monocrostic
J-oyful
E-xpression's
N-ote
N-icely
I-mplements
F-orm
E-mploying
R-ight
C-omposition
A-s
M-y
I-deal
D-edication
I-mparts
N-atal
G-reeting
Topic: Birthday of Jennifer I. Camiding (February 01)
Form: Vertical Monocrostic
M-y
I-deal
L-ines
D-eploy
R-egards
E-mploying
D-elightful
D-edication
U-ntil
M-eaning
L-ets
A-crostic
O-ptimize
Topic: Birthday of Mildred L. Dumlao (January 25)
Form: Vertical Monocrostic
P-oem
A-pplies
U-plifting
L-ines
I-n
N-atal
E-xpression
J-ust
E-mploying
A-crostic
O-nce
M-y
E-ssential
D-edication
E-ndorses
S-ensibility
Topic: Birthday of Pauline Jea Omedes (January 23)
Form: Vertical Monocrostic
J-oyful
E-xpression
A-pplies
N-ame's
Y-early
D-enotation
E-mploying
L-ovely
I-dea's
Z-estful
O-pus
Topic: Birthday of Jeany Delizo (January 11)
Form: Vertical Monocrostic
C-heerful
O-pus
N-icely
I-mplements
E-ssential
E-xpression's
G-ladness
E-mploying
N-atal
I-dea's
A-nnual
S-tatement
Topic: Birthday of Conie G. Egenias (December 24)
Form: Vertical Monocrostic
P-oet's
E-uphoric
T-houghts
E-ndorse
R-ighteous
V-erse
E-mploying
A-crostic
L-ines
E-very
Y-ear
Topic: Birthday of poet Peter Vealey (March 16)
Form: Vertical Monocrostic
S-cribe
A-uthors
L-ines
O-f
M-essage
E-mploying
T-houghtfulness
A-s
L-ovely
E-xpression's
N-atal
T-heme
O-perates
Topic: Birthday of Salome Talento (March 10)
Form: Vertical Monocrostic
S-cribe
H-appily
A-uthors
M-essage
E-mploying
N-ice
B-irthday
A-s
R-egards
R-ightfully
E-ndorse
D-elightful
O-ccasion
Topic: Birthday of Shamen D. Barredo (February 15)
Form: Vertical Monocrostic
C-omposer
H-as
A-uthored
R-ighteous
L-ines
E-mploying
S-ublime
V-erse
I-n
N-atal
C-elebrant's
E-xcellent
N-ame
T-o
E-ndorse
B-irthday
U-nder
E-xceptional
N-ote's
G-reat
A-crostic
Topic: Birthday of Charles Vincent E. Ebuenga (December 23)
Form: Vertical Monocrostic
A-uthor
N-icely
I-mplements
T-he
A-crostic
E-mploying
L-iterary
M-essage
U-nder
N-ame's
D-elightful
O-ccasion
Topic: Birthday of Anita Elmundo (February 02)
Form: Vertical Monocrostic
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