SHADOWS (A first attempt at a Shadow Acrostic where first and last letters of each line are the same letter)
S ilently she crept into the shadowS
H urrying quickly in the morning’s husH
A child born of slaves, wanting freedom. A
D oor slammed, she listened with fear and dreaD
O nce captured she would be beaten so without adO
W ithout looking back she ran for freedom not sorroW
S he reached safety remaining free for the rest of her dayS
A tribute to Eliza Davidson, born into slavery, but escaped and lived a fulfilled life
Picture by courtesy of no, no thank you/flickr.com
Kesav V Easwaran
Beautiful in its content and composition and in its use of the chosen stucture, Pat...one of the few best Acrostics i read in this site...this write has a theme- not a mere collection of independant lines
Beautiful in its content and composition and in its use of the chosen stucture, Pat...one of the few best Acrostics i read in this site...this write has a theme- not a mere collection of independant lines
Theresa Ann Moore
Skillfully written... fine tribute.
Skillfully written... fine tribute.
Chaos1214
I pronounce the endeavor an unqualified success.
I pronounce the endeavor an unqualified success.
erik99
A clear case of great minds (hmm, hmm) thinking alike, except that I just call mine a double acrostic and it is on a different type of subject (do a poem search on "Stroud"). Well done to you.
A clear case of great minds (hmm, hmm) thinking alike, except that I just call mine a double acrostic and it is on a different type of subject (do a poem search on "Stroud"). Well done to you.
Susan Jarvis
A triumphant first attempt, and a fine poetic tribute. :)
A triumphant first attempt, and a fine poetic tribute. :)
Sandra Martyres
A very creatively written piece..Kudos to you for mastering this complicated form in the first attempt Pat!
A very creatively written piece..Kudos to you for mastering this complicated form in the first attempt Pat!
Fay Slimm
OOoopps - - sorry I meant to type LOUD applause and hope you can hear me now doing it........... xx Fay
OOoopps - - sorry I meant to type LOUD applause and hope you can hear me now doing it........... xx Fay
Fay Slimm
Oh load applause for this wonderful Shadow Acrostic dear Pat. A tale of bravery which paid off for Eliza makes such an appealing read. Very well written.
Oh load applause for this wonderful Shadow Acrostic dear Pat. A tale of bravery which paid off for Eliza makes such an appealing read. Very well written.
Lynda Robson
Well penned tribute, and a great use of the acrostic form
Well penned tribute, and a great use of the acrostic form
Ency Bearis
Awesome and very creative Acrostic poem nicely done .
Awesome and very creative Acrostic poem nicely done .
You've made yourself not easy, Pat, but this form like you have done now, is a very interesting one, artsitic poetry and double acrostic(the first and last letters each line are the same line). A skillful write and a great tribute to Eliza Davidson. Not just a poem, but wellthought!