R-obert Lee Frost was admired for his portrayal
O-f nature to analyze themes that were social;
B-ecame an honoree of Pulitzer prizes,
E-zra Pound had helped him to publish his verses;
R-eal brilliance of his work was hardest to be lost,
T-he best rural life poet was Robert Lee Frost.
Topic: Birthday of poet Robert Lee Frost (March 26)
Form: Acrostic Couplet
Books are indeed work insatiably
For those who think hourly;
Hours are not fit in humorously
In the timeframe of honoree
Of books as they work icily
In the warm world’s ivory.
Books really slog matchlessly
For those who value immensely.
Hence friends! Value the ministry
Who control the Money’s mockery.
Books are indeed work insatiably
For those who think hourly;
Hours are not fit in humorously
In the timeframe of honoree
Of books as they work icily
In the warm world’s ivory.
Books really slog matchlessly
For those who value immensely.
Hence friends! Value the ministry
Who control the Money’s mockery.
Bright-eyed youths have risen early
Ready for their special day
Eager for the life awaiting
Afterwards, without delay.
Time for them is of the essence;
Hopes and dreams must be pursued
There's no room for fear or doubt--
Attitudes to be eschewed.
Kudos will be freely given
In just hours. Each honoree
Now will know how BREATHTAKING
Graduation day can be.
May 8, 2016 (posted)
May 8, 2018, entered in Brian Strand's Contest 435
April 9, 2021
entered in Line Gauthier's Any Acrostic Contest, 10-12 lines
The mill house filled with oats, kept the mice in feeding heaven,
the cat was gaining weight, his daily mouse intake was seven,
the farmer’s daughter fed the horses oats and fresh picked barley,
while the son was searching ads, for a working vintaged Harley,
the mule had spent a restless night, mosquitos bit its nose,
the wife was trimming flowers, she gayly snipped a scarlet rose,
the kids were swimming in the stream, diving from a tree,
the paper boy on his new bike, brought news for folks to see,
the dentist and his happy drill, frightened children as they screamed,
the seamstress ironed starchy shirts, she whistled as she steamed,
the railroad crossing bells were broken, the mayor blew a fuse,
he pointed to the train approaching, shouting madly at the crews,
who rested ‘neath the maple tree, eating fresh made apple pie,
instead of fixing broken bells, before someone could die,
today the sleepy town in Georgia, cancelled their parade,
the honoree was drunk at home, the people felt betrayed,
life goes on as news show flooding, on the banks of Tennessee,
me, I’m staying stoned at home, and watch it all on my TV.
Den Mothers,
Cub Master, and others
Around a fake campfire ‘burning’ bright--
Present a Webelo with an Arrow of Light.
He’s the Pack Meeting’s special honoree this night.
Crossing the bridge, no more a Cub Scout
They know what they’re about:
Bridging Scouts!
Mark Halliday/WarriorPoet
11 May 2014
What an occasion – a Washington inauguration,
A second one of the first US President,
Of color. The occasion more than merely exciting,
Memorial,
Historic,
Groundbreaking!
A Chi-Town girl of color,
A participant, an honoree:
She was –
Young,
Gifted, and
Black.
She went home, to be heard from never again,
Gunned down,
Like stalked prey.
In the street.
The reaction? We shook our heads:
“What a shame”.
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
A Chi-Town man,
[Three] decades long,
Taught,
Encouraged,
Molded,
Hugged,
Excited,
Dozens of Chi-Town’s kids,
His/Their work, discipline, talent,
Exposed nationally,
Their Angelic voices,
Exciting,
Memorable,
Premiered.
Chi-Town, merely days afterward,
Again,
Enveloped violently; massively.
The message? Evil speaks.
“You can have your pretty talented little back girls”,
“You can have your decades long workers”, . . . but,
I got this!!!
The message? For evil to flourish, all it takes,
Is for many good Men/(Wo)men to do,
Nothing. Alfreda Williamson, ©9/20/2013
CRISIS stands in front of MINDS door knocking.
Breaking and entering because SOLUTION isn’t answering.
Needing a confrontation- IT escalates itself until UNBEARABLE appears.
Metamorphosing into DISRUPTIVE on all unfazed channels.
Picking a fight with LIVELIHOOD and COMFORTABLE.
Training SICKNESS in how to tease HEALTH on a consistent basis.
Making EMOTIONS confused and unstable.
Causing DISORDER to jump in and dictate.
Overwhelming MARRIAGE, so that TEMPTATION can walk down the isle
with DIVORCE on it’s arm.
Giving PREGNANCY time to stealth its way onto the scene.
Notifying COMPLICATION for its upcoming appointment.
ABORTION becomes the honoree in discussion.
Smiling for being chosen, TAKING A LIFE is upbeat and perky.
SADNESS is fighting back tears of joy, because HAPPINESS is missing.
The meeting is heightened when POVERTY shows up.
Uh oh! WORRY is approaching with cousin STRESS.
DON’T KNOW WHAT TO DO, sends a help signal to PRAYER.
ANSWERED comes to the rescue,
Evicting CRISIS from MINDS place.