Day 2 of WordPress Writing 201: Poetry has long since past, but I’m not done yet. I hope learning never ceases.
Day 2: Gift, Acrostic, Simile
The prompt is “gift.” The form is acrostic (where you can use the first or last letters of each line to spell stuff or just be alphabetical and such). The device is simile (which my brain usually reads as “smile” until I take a closer look).
Got Smile?
Save me some cake with frosting.
Under here, over there? It’s still a mystery, so …
Riveted by anticipation, we are the headlights that our dear met.
Perfect in size and shape and colors.
Rushing here and there. We’ll make it blossom.
Intent on joy and laughter as our foci.
Seconds to go before you know well.
Everything with love.
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I just want to note that under ordinary circumstances, somehow, I always manage to spell “surprise” wrong. Hopefully this poem (along with handy dandy word assist on new fangled gadgets) will help me get it right more often.
Second note: there are a lot of food words that end in the letter “i.” Now I want some baked ziti and canolli.
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