Gifts (an acrostic poem)

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Giving all of you so many thanks

It is awesome when you come and look at my poetry

Finding out that I have touched you with my words

That is something I love to unwrap, not just at Christmas, but every day

So once again, thank you!

Beats (an acrostic poem)

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Bouncing along to the rock-hard bass sculpture

Enjoying the poetry of the melody

And reveling in the colorful painting of the harmony

That’s wrapped in a ballet for your ears

So much artistic goodness for your soul

An Attempt at an Awdl Gywydd Poem

 

An Awdl Gywydd poem is a poetic form found in Welsh literature.  These are the rules of the form:

There are four lines per stanza

Each line contains seven syllables

The final syllable of the first and third lines rhyme with the 3rd-5th syllable of the following lines respectively

The second and fourth lines need to rhyme.

 

This is a link to the page which does a better job explaining it as well as has much better written examples can be found here:

https://www.writersdigest.com/write-better-poetry/awdl-gywydd-poetic-forms

 

Here is my attempt at two stanzas, warts and all.

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Trying a new poetry form

The words swarm into their line

Can I make this poem work?

Crafting takes guesswork and time

 

Hope I leave you with a smile

The trial was not too bad

This Welsh poem type is strange

Where the rhymes exchange a tad

 

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Busy (an acrostic poem)

Bursting at the seams with things to do

Under the stress of things that should have been done

Still knowing there was more that needs to fit in

Yet here I am writing poetry

 

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Poetry (an acrostic poem)

Perhaps it is the way words touch our souls

Or it could be the sensualness of their sounds

Either way, when paired down to their essence

The ability to inflict an emotion through abstract symbols

Reaches the primal part of our humanity

Yielding art and a sense of wonder

Sailing on Asphalt (a poem)

Cars sail along rivers of black

……………..Their soulless eyes searching for rest

……………………………..That only their final destination can provide.