C hasing the fat grub, I
H eaded beyond the gate
I into faraway country.
C rossing the black divide, I
K icked asphalt as I went,
E scaping as I went headlong into
N otoriety
Acrostic PoetryAcrostic Poetry is where the first letter of each line spells a word, usually using the same words as in the title.
Example #1:
Heartbreaking He broke my heart Every piece, shattered All I wanted was his love Real, as he promised True, as mine for him But he walked away Right in the middle of paradise Every beat of my heart Aches for his love Keeping the flame aglow I will wait by the light Never losing the hope God will send him back to me Copyright © 2000 Jody Kuperavage
Example #2:
TheOutlawTorn Torn from normal existence Hunting for the one who is responsible Embarking on his quest every morning Only to come home empty handed Under no circumstances will he quit Truth is what he is seeking Looking for the answers he may never find Answers he may not want to hear Wandering through life with one purpose To find his saboteur Only he can not understand Realization of one thing is coming clear No one is to blame other than himself Copyright © 2000 Paul Sansone
Example #3:
Shadow Poetry (Double Acrostic) Summers’ gifts of sensational feelings, Heaping happiness in poets’ path Awarding praises for poetic data Doses of episodes, where lived Original thoughts; orgasmic tempo Weavers of words; morning’s dew Prosing spewing from every lip Operetta unions, written in solo Energy of many, sharing love Tears touching every heart Rivalry forgotten, visions clear You and I spreading peace and joy Copyright © 2001 Amias
Awesome Chicken Poetry!
ReplyDeleteAnd the double acrostic at the bottom: Geez.
When I was in fifth or sixth grade, the creative arts program put out a little book of student authored poetry. You know, for the parents. One of my entries was an acrostic entitled Girls. I don't remember the whole thing, but the last line was "Slugs of the earth."
Love the chicken poem. Who knew chickens had so much depth? I always thought they were essentially walking, edible rocks.
ReplyDeleteAnd yeah on the double acrostic. I don't recall ever seeing one of those. I am really excited about your April efforts... I've never really studied various forms. I wrote a lot of sonnets in high school and college, and of course you know I now like 575, but that's about it. So I'm looking forward to the education!
I like the double acrostic... here's one for you (I imagine there's a name for it somewhere, but I've no idea what it would be). It's a double acrostic with the doublet being reversed. In particular if you use the title as the first line (or eschewing titles altogether), it nearly forces the inversion. Of course, you don't get the visual or aural qualities that the normal double gives on each line, but it's still an entertaining exercise when you're at work, unable to accomplish anything because you have too much to do, and you need a diversion. Or something.
ReplyDeleteAerin!
Excitedly, my old friend, I
read about your life, your
identity, your self -- only online.
not enough, this new media.
I love the new forms of poetry you've put up...
ReplyDeleteOne by one am giving them my best shot too,
Just posted an Acrostic piece on my blog.
And am totally loving the chicken posts! :-)
I love your acrostic. You are sincerely invited to
ReplyDeleteJoin us at Acrostic Only .. I am sure you will enjoy it.