Written on 4:33 PM by *madi*
The word "acrostic" comes from the Greek word "akros," meaning "top," and the Greek word "stichos," meaning "verse." Acrostics are poems in which the first letter in each line spells out a message. Many people use acrostics as mnemonic devices. For example:
P lease
E xcuse
M y
D ear
A unt
S ally
is used to remember the order of operations in math. This acrostic stands for:
P arentheses
E xponents
M ultiplication
D ivision
A ddition
S ubtraction
Acrostic poems can be as long as the author wants them to be and can be about any topic. The message that is spelled out by the first letter in each line can be a name, an object, or even totally unrelated to the rest of the poem.
Elementary school teachers often have their students write acrostics because simple ones are relatively easy to write. Most children write one-word lines, those words mostly being adjectives describing the special message. However, many great poets have done wonders with acrostics. Just because the first letter in each line spells something out doesn't mean the poem can't have depth.
Written on 6:07 AM by Acrostic Poems
H ockey is my favorite sport
O n the ice or street
C ool and fun
K eep on playing
E xercise and stronger
Y ou should try
---Unknown
Written on 4:38 AM by pro_blogger287
M ercifuly begging for ten more minutes of sleep
O rganising my books and papers for school
R eaching for the cereal at the top of the pantry
N arrowing the time until school starts when I watch the TV
I ntentionaly "accidently" falling back asleep
N ibbling on my breakfast
G etting in the car for another day
----William LeGate
Written on 10:51 AM by *madi*
Even months later, it seemed surreal
Like it never happened, like it was all a nightmare
Excruciating to the point where I did not have words for how I felt.
Aching for a way to hold on to her, I found something just right: a
Necklace. A simple silver necklace, nothing
Ornate or special. A flat pendant elegantly positioned
Right over my heart when I wear it.
Perfect recalling memories of the time before her death.
An industrial font etched into the silver spells her initials, and it
Reminds me that she will never be gone. Up in Heaven, she
Knows that I will always keep her in my thoughts when I feel that
Silver against my neck.
---Madi
Written on 10:42 AM by *madi*
O ver-looking the misty fog I witness Life.
C rabs burrowing, fish swimming, seagulls crying.
A bove the clouds, the sun shines with the brilliance of Heaven and
E very facet of my mind is alive with electricity and the
N otion that Earth is perfect just the way it is.
---Madi
Written on 10:38 AM by pro_blogger287
P rograming a remote to work at school
R unning "downloading virus" programs durring civics
A lways finding a way to have fun
N ever rejecting an idea
K reating anything that is needed (I know that it is spelled wrong)
S even days a week
----William LeGate
Written on 10:31 AM by pro_blogger287
S izzling steaks on the grill
U nder the water in the pool
M unching on grass like a cow
M aking water ballons to throw
E venings spent with friends
R eading my books for school
----William LeGate