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A Play On Words (Double Acrostic Rhyme - Just Because "It Can't Be Done") |
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Michael
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Member Rara Avis
since 1999-08-13
Posts 7666California 
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A Play On Words Any and all poets creating a Plethora of thought with a permeating quip - Lip words forever through Infamy's hall, All in my mind, a symphony's Utopia. Yes, myopia clouds reality. Obscurity dons the shrouds of Woe and Death, lo - No concept exempt in Depression's spawn, Withdrawn, the world, I await Recession's rainbow. Oh, that Sin's shadow becomes cameo, Romeo, in blasphemous heart succumbs to her. Demure, in Darkness, Love hath conquered, Stirred from starkness, the silent poet rejoices. ------------------ Michael Anderson The coldest lies are often told in silence. |
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Sally S. Senior Member
since 1999-06-07
Posts 847Ohio |
oooooo....I like it!  Now, because I'm a silly little thing..could you please explain the "Double" part? Pwwwwweeeeese? Where does that come into play? |
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Michael
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Member Rara Avis
since 1999-08-13
Posts 7666California |
Well, Sally, the first and last letter of each line are the same. That is what the "Double" is. The acrostic means they spell something - in this case they spell the title, "A Play On Words". ------------------ Michael Anderson The coldest lies are often told in silence. |
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suthern
since 1999-07-29
Posts 20723Louisiana |
Michael: It obviously could be done... and well! *G* [This message has been edited by suthern (edited 10-04-1999).] |
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hoot_owl_rn Member Patricius
since 1999-07-05
Posts 10750Glen Hope, PA USA |
Very well done. Applauds!!! ------------------ Man can not discover new oceans unless he has the courage to lose sight of the shore. |
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Dragoness Senior Member
since 1999-08-07
Posts 513 |
Well done! Great reading! ------------------ Set you heart free and your mind will follow. |
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Sally S. Senior Member
since 1999-06-07
Posts 847Ohio |
Well now, it seems I should've looked a bit deeper into this poem. How clever! Thank you for pointing me in the right direction.  |
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Systematic Decay Senior Member
since 1999-09-15
Posts 1301That place with padded walls and funny people in white......... |
Great poem.......a douv=ble acrostic seems impossible just thinking about it for me. ------------------ "Despite all my rage, I am still just a rat in a cage." -Billy Corgan- |
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Seymour Tabin Member Empyrean
since 1999-07-07
Posts 31720Tamarac Fla |
Michael, Is this an invention of yours or a form I never came across? How and what ever you did a great job. |
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Balladeer
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Member Empyrean
since 1999-06-05
Posts 25505Ft. Lauderdale, Fl USA |
Great job, Michael. This took a lot of thought (and a mind to do it) |
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Skyfyre Senior Member
since 1999-08-15
Posts 1906Sitting in Michael's Lap |
Not only is this a masterful tribute to your skill in writing structured poetry, but it is also a shameless and breathtaking display of your extensive vocabulary. Intelligent, well-crafted, and a thoroughly enjoyable read, Michael. Nocht [This message has been edited by Nochtdraco (edited 10-04-1999).] |
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Andrew Scott Member Elite
since 1999-06-24
Posts 2558Redlands,CA,USA |
I bow to you and your's! Not once, but twice well done! |
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Dark Angel Member Patricius
since 1999-08-04
Posts 10095 |
Michael, this is fatastic, Well Done ------------------ What comes from the heart goes to the heart. Samuel Coleridge |
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Starith Member
since 1999-08-18
Posts 176Leesburg, FL USA |
WOW! That is all I can say. You are a great poet indeed Michael! Brovo! Star ------------------ We are only truly apperciated after we are no more! |
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Denise
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Member Seraphic
since 1999-08-22
Posts 22648 |
You are amazing, Michael! Very well done! ------------------ Denise |
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Ron
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Member Rara Avis
since 1999-05-19
Posts 8669Michigan, US |
Michael's explanation of the Double Acrostic doesn't do justice to the ingenuity he's displayed here. He neglected to mention, modest that he is, that the last word of each line rhymes with the first word of the next line. Ergo - a Double Acrostic Rhyme! Nope, can't be done... |
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Christopher
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Member Rara Avis
since 1999-08-02
Posts 8296Purgatorial Incarceration |
Agreed, impossible! Magnificent dark one... way to use that noggin'! |
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Poet deVine
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Member Seraphic
since 1999-05-26
Posts 22612Hurricane Alley |
Your title says it all A POW! Excellent! |
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DreamEvil Member Elite
since 1999-06-22
Posts 2396 |
Well done indeed my Dark friend. ------------------ Now and forever my heart hears ~one voice~. DreamEvil© |
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Toerag Member Ascendant
since 1999-07-29
Posts 5622Ala bam a |
Great goinG, Really makes me wondeR Everything ya writE Always better than the other. A Tribute to the poeT, Written like very feW Obviously you'll continue to gO Reciting poems so deaR Keeping me wondering what the hell I can use to end this poorly written damn double acrostic with using a "K" |
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Iloveit Senior Member
since 1999-09-02
Posts 1121NM |
well, I hadn't posted on this one, but toe's accolades brought me out of hiding, and made me laugh lol, they are both wonderful! ROFG@toe's ending with a K |
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suthern
since 1999-07-29
Posts 20723Louisiana |
ROFL @ Toe's ending with a K... Michael's poem was worth a re-visit... Toe's was icing on the cake! *G* |
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LngJhnAg Member Elite
since 1999-07-23
Posts 3508Boot+Kitty=Poetry in motion |
Now, California Kid, on to quadruple acrostics! lol |
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Andrew Scott Member Elite
since 1999-06-24
Posts 2558Redlands,CA,USA |
The death defying Acrostic Quad! Pity the one who tries. And Toe... funny stuff there in search of that "K" |
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Alison
since 2008-01-27
Posts 9318Lumpy oatmeal makes me crazy! |
Michael, Wonderful. I'd love to see you repost this one with Sally's question and your reponse. This is awesome. Alison |
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