A-gony
N-ow
G-ets
E-xciting
L-ife
M-aking
A-nyone's
G-rief
L-ook
U-nknown
Y-elling
A-t
N-othing
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Monocrostic (Birthday of Angel Magluyan)
Grief fills my days with forever loss,
Red roses withered on cold stones:
In my head, I see the creeping green moss,
Embracing the names engraved. And the moaning bones;
Fear encompasses me. For I am frightened of the deathly groans.
Hear sad whispers from the valley,
Their mournful song surround,
Lone lily lost its luck lately,
For grief, its petals bound.
Feel your false fear following you,
Cautious words genuine,
A black dahlias danger rings true,
Heed these words or your ruin.
Taste of madness wrath invoke,
Things said to fuel the fire,
Dance tiger lily to provoke,
White hot rage cuts like a brier.
Sights of delight beyond belief,
Hopeful things I find here,
Yellow daffodils sing a rief,
Love eternal spring cheer.
G rief
R emorse
I s
E verybody's
F ear
No one is smiling today
As the coffin takes my son away
Grief-stricken, we stand and stare
With a hole in our hearts
That death leaves there
As we stare without seeing
Realising death comes to all human beings
God takes us in his time
The next funeral attendance
Could be mine
Or any person in the world
As the script of our life span is unfurled
God alone has the eternal plan
For every human woman or man
The day will come when we must part
And fill the void, that hole in our heart
To meet our loved ones again
Freedom at last without the pain
Of living a life of sorrow
And look forward to a peaceful tomorrow
J-ust
U-pend
D-istress
Y-ou
A-lways
N-egate
N-ullifying
O-r
R-elieving
T-he
E-motional
G-rief
A-ctually
Topic: Birthday of Judy Ann Ortega (February 27)
Form: Vertical Monocrostic
G-ood
A-crostic
R-emembrance
R-elieves
Y-our
G-rief
A-nd
S-orrow
P-oetically
A-dvancing
R-egards
Topic: Birthday of Garry Gaspar (February 23)
Form: Vertical Monocrostic
C-elebrant
H-appily
R-eads
I-nspiring
S-tatement's
T-imely
I-dea
L-etting
Y-ear's
N-atal
A-crostic
N-egate
G-rief
U-ntil
L-ines
O-ptimize
Topic: Birthday of Christilyn O. Angulo (December 25)
Form: Vertical Monocrostic
M-orbid
A-trocity's
R-abidity
L-ets
Y-ucky
N-astiness
P-lague
O-ur
N-ation
T-o
I-nflict
G-rief
O-r
N-uisance
Topic: Birthday of Marlyn B. Pontigon (June 21)
Form: Vertical Monocrostic
A
Year set stained by grief from invisible foe,
Enraged in anxiety’s malicious chains.
Accosting not only a nation but world,
Reaching the farthest, secluded parts,
Devilishly leaving no stone unturned.
Withholding grandpa from grandson,
Idly stripping people’s livelihoods,
Needlessly voiding human liberties,
Disabling dictators from their seats.
Looking now,
I see chains now fastened to skin,
New normals of ill compensation.
Grief that forms the setting of each day,
Daily death tolls alike to weather.
Only when
We are free of this eerie foe, shall
Normal be fit again to reside.
Contest: Pick-A-Title, Vol 23 - Seasonal Acrostic - Poetry Contest
Sponsor: Edward Ibeh
Date: 10/07/2020
M-y
A-crostic
R-elieves
Y-our
G-rief
R-ightfully
A-pplying
C-heerful
E-vent
B-y
E-mploying
N-atal
J-oy
A-s
M-irth
I-ntensifies
N-otably
Topic: Birthday of Mary Grace D. Benjamin (March 08)
Form: Vertical Monocrostic
M-arvelous
E-xpression's
R-egards
R-elieve
Y-our
G-rief
R-ightfully
A-pplying
C-omposer's
E-uphoric
P-oem
A-s
T-heme
I-s
A-dvanced
M-agnificently
Topic: Birthday of Merry Grace Patiam (January 07)
Form: Vertical Monocrostic
L-et
A-crostic
R-hyme
R-elieve
Y-our
G-rief
O-bliterating
Y-our
A-nnoying
L-oneliness
A-new
Topic: Birthday of Larry A. Goyala (July 18)
Form: Vertical Monocrostic
H-eavenly
E-xpression
N-otably
R-elieves
Y-our
M-ishap
A-nd
G-rief
A-mazingly
N-egating
A-nguish
Topic: Birthday of Bro. Henry Magana, Jr (June 04)
Form: Vertical Monocrostic
M-use
E-rases
G-rief
R-elieving
E-motional
I-rritation
A-s
N-ifty
A-crostic
N-icely
G-ives
U-s
L-ovely
O-pportunity
Topic: Birthday of Meg Reian Angulo (July 08)
Form: Vertical Monocrostic
J-ust
O-bliterate
Y-our
A-nguish
N-icely
N-egating
G-rief
A-s
L-ovely
L-ine's
A-wesome
M-use
O-pens
S-oul
Topic: Birthday of Joy Ann Gallamos (June 17)
Form: Vertical Monocrostic
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