I dug up some old poems that I wrote about a decade
ago when I was working on a collection of rhyming acrostics. Here are seven of
them:
Changes suits to suit
His locus. Abracadabra! Hocus-pocus! He’s
A clever
Master of disguise…a trickster who can fool the
Eyes! This
Lizard with a fashion flair takes his wardrobe
Everywhere. Predators don’t stop
Or stare.
No one even knows he’s there.
Fiery flowers bloom
In the night:
Roses, carnations…chrysanthemums, too,
Emerald green, red,
White, and blue. Silvery fountains spill
Out of the sky.
Rockets of gold sizzle and sigh.
Kaleidoscope colors cascade in space,
Showering glitter all over the place.
Cans of people,
Automobiles
Roaring down roads on
Silver-capped wheels.
Claw-handed critter
Races sideways, skitters
Across sea-washed land…
Beachcombing in the sand.
Dawn, dressed in a bright blue robe
And golden slippers,
Yawns awake. Stars scurry away.
Breaking into song, birds
Rouse the sun,
Eager to start
A new day. Morning bounds out of bed with delight,
Kicking off the dark cover of night.
Silent sidekick, shape shifter who
Hides in the darkness…
A copycat mimicking everything you
Do. Sunny day playmate frolics in the light.
Oh, where, oh,
Where does it go at night?
Words
Hushed
In soft velvet
Sounds
Patter into your
Ear
Revealing deep secrets that no one
Should hear.
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Elaine, I love what you've done with these ACROSTIC poems. They have such clever flair. I especially love the chameleon changing "suit to suit." Thanks for sharing!
ReplyDeleteJust wow! your acrostic poems take this poetry model to exciting heights.
ReplyDeleteElaine, I just loved reading your rhyming acrostics. There were so many with so many topics that it was difficult to choose a favorite. I just wrote a quick acrostic for a PLN I converse with on Twitter but not in rhyme. You gave me inspiration.
ReplyDeleteEach one has that clever twist, Elaine. You are inspiring! I do love "cans of people".
ReplyDeleteWow! Acrostics that make sense are hard enough, but RHYMING acrostics?!?! Wow!
ReplyDeleteWow! Acrostics are hard enough--and then to rhyme them and have it all hang together. Impressive.
ReplyDeleteSo good! Thanks for sharing these!
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