What to Submit?
An acrostic poem using the words in the first verse of "Yesterday" by Lennon and McCartney.
Each of the words in the first verse are the first word in each line of your poem, so your poem should be laid out as below. Just fill in the rest of the words in each line with your own. Extra credit for creative use of poetic devices like rhyme, alliteration, regular meter and the like. Avoid cliches and flowery phrases without meaning.
Yesterday
All
My
Troubles
Seemed
So
Far
Away
Now
It
Looks
As
Though
They're
Here
To
Stay
Oh
I
Believe
In
Yesterday
The form must be defined as Acrostic.
Prizes
First Prize, Glory
Second Prize, Glory
Third Prize, Glory
Twelve Honorable Mentions
Preparing Your Entry
Submit one copy of your poem online. Format your poem. Please make your entry easy to read — no illustrations or fancy fonts.
English Language
Poems should be in English. Poems translated from other languages are not eligible, unless you wrote both the original poem and the translation.
A Note to Poetry Contestants
You are welcome to enter this contest, whether or not you won a prize in one of my previous contests.