Havoc Manuscript
Rook goes horizontally and vertically
Poems written with no boundaries
A bishop slides diagonally
With anxious hand writing
Absurd mind deeply rasing
Rigid thoughts through empty spaces
Solitude toward hemlock flowers
A havoc manuscript
Time line is over due
With poetic efforts
Written fluent wing letters
Slumber into the night
Short stories revealing
Engraved works never ending
Crave a creative journey
Pen in hand
Thoughts glide across the pages
Oh say can you see blood soaked
Baltimore reeking of falsified documents
blood soaked levies oh say can you see
corruption over board Atta Mohammed
and Bin Laden brought to trial on this land
oh say can you see veterans crying while
domestic abusers dine in Caribbean pajamas
oh say can you see our beautiful flag torn
tatters lifted rasing all doubt as truth balance
gravity a surety of peace no organized crime
could ever devour with falsified documents
orchestrated to assist abusers and target
the victims of domestic violence oh say can
you see Francis Scott Key galloping over the
bridge chanting the red coats are coat they
came dear and falsified documents data breach
to harm disabled veterans and their families
waarheid thee uncharted endeavor of fraud and
waste have mercy on us and on the whole world.
And our Flag was still There .
W hittling away at my imperfections,
O nly Jesus can make me whole,
R idding me of selfish inclinations,
K nowing they wreak havoc on my soul.
I am not what I should be,
N either am I what I was.
P urging me of my sinful follies, He
R eminds me of the price He paid,
O n the cruel cross of Calvary, where
G race flowed down and on me was laid.
R epentance is required to follow Jesus.
E rasing sinful thoughts must take place.
S alvation is only the beginning of this journey,
S elf must die as I seek His face.
5/9/21
Entered in Brian Strand's All Yours (5/11) contest
M-y
A-crostic
R-epels
Y-our
J-inx
E-rasing
A-nd
N-egating
R-oad
O-f
N-egative
C-ircumstance
A-bout
L-ife
Topic: Birthday of Mary Jean T. Roncal (February 28)
Form: Vertical Monocrostic
O-verflowing
L-ove
I-n
V-ery
E-ssential
R-ight
&
M-arriage
I-ntensifies
C-ouple's
H-appiness
E-rasing
L-ife's
L-onely
E-motion
Topic: Anniversary of Oliver & Michelle Pulido (February 20)
Form: Vertical Monocrostic
G-ood
R-emembrance
E-ntertains
T-he
H-eart
E-rasing
L-onely
T-ime
A-s
G-reat
R-egards
A-rrive
Topic: Birthday of Grethel Tagra (February 12)
Form: Vertical Monocrostic
G-ood
L-ines
A-bout
D-elightful
Y-ear
A-pply
N-ame's
N-ice
R-emembrance
E-rasing
Y-our
E-motional
S-adness
Topic: Birthday of Glady Ann A. Reyes (February 11)
Form: Vertical Monocrostic
E-xpression
D-eploys
E-ssential
M-etaphor
E-rasing
E-motional
L-oneliness
Topic: Birthday of Edemeel E. Roxas (January 17)
Form: Vertical Monocrostic
Z-ealously
H-eal
E-very
N-ation
N-eatly
E-rasing
C-ontagious
E-pidemic's
S-pread
I-n
T-errible
O-utbreak
Topic: Birthday of Zhen Necesito (June 20)
Form: Vertical Monocrostic
S-tandard neatness is applied,
E-rasing the morbid mystery;
A-trocious ailment is avoided,
N-astiness is eerie enemy.
G-ruesome grime is washed away,
R-eliable alcohol stops the menace;
E-nhanced hygiene kills the germs,
E-mploying standard
N-eatness.
Topic: Birthday of poet Sean Green (June 20)
R-esist
O-nerous
G-rime's
E-pidemic
L-ink
I-n
O-utbreak
E-rasing
J-eopardy
A-s
N-eatness
D-efeats
A-ilment
Topic: Birthday of Bro. Rogelio A. Ejanda (June 19)
Form: Vertical Monocrostic
A-bate
I-nvisible
L-ink's
E-erie
E-pidemic
N-eatly
E-rasing
V-irus
A-nd
R-abid
D-irt
O-f
M-orbid
E-nemy
Topic: Birthday of Aileen B. Evardome (June 17)
Form: Vertical Monocrostic
J-ust employ the antidote,
E-liminate the covid-nineteen;
N-icely advance and promote
N-eatness, health, and vaccine.
R-ight antidote is applied,
E-rasing the destroyer;
Y-ucky risk is just denied,
N-ations negate the killer.
A-lways wear face mask to protect
N-ose, eyes, mouth, and throat;
C-lose contact can infect,
I-mmediately use the
A-ntidote.
Topic: Birthday of Jenn Reynancia (June 17)
C-ontain
H-orrible
I-nfection
E-rasing
M-orbidity
A-nd
N-astiness
A-s
G-ruesome
B-acteria
A-pplies
N-oxious
A-ilment's
G-rime
Form: Vertical Monocrostic
J-ust
E-radicate
A-larming
N-astiness
E-rasing
T-he
H-orrible
R-isk
A-s
P-rotocol
A-bates
D-readed
A-ilment
Topic: Birthday of Jeaneth R. Rapada (June 16)
Form: Vertical Monocrostic
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