Hello, beautiful readers! For this week's #TankaTuesday Weekly Poetry Challenge, Colleen Chesebro has asked us to create an acrostic poem with a bit of twist. Each line must have 8, 9, or 10 syllables. I chose the following pattern: 9-9-10-9-9-10-9.
An acrostic poem takes a word and spells it out vertically, so each line starts with a letter from that word. She gave us several words to choose from, and I decided to choose FANTASY since I love that genre so much.
FANTASY
Frolic with your imagination
Aspire to invent a whole new world
Nurture your inner child; believe again
Travel to dimensions with magic
Abandon logical restrictions
Serenade your mind with unwritten songs
Yearn to visit in between the veil
Do you lose yourself in fantasy? Do you read fantasy? I'd love to hear from you.
Would you like to try to write an acrostic poem? Join our fun here.
I love your poem, Yvi. I chose FANTASY like you but focused on space. ❤️
ReplyDeleteYou have captured 'fantasy' perfectly ❤️
ReplyDeleteThank you, Angela! I'm happy you liked it. :-)
DeleteLove the last line! Well done :)
ReplyDeleteThank you, Paula! I appreciate you visiting. :-)
DeleteI love the call to frolic with imagination. I am ready! Lovely thoughts Yvette.
ReplyDeleteThanks, Balroop! When I was looking over our choices, I saw the F in fantasy and immediately heard my inner voice whisper, "Frolic," so I knew I had to go with that word. Lol! :-)
DeleteVery good use of the form. Enjoyed your poem. Well done !....Cressida
ReplyDeleteThank you, Cressida! I appreciate you visiting. :-)
DeleteI am really not much of fantasy fan, but I love how you describe it here. Perfect!
ReplyDeleteThank you, Merril! I enjoy reading most genres, but fantasy has a special place in my heart. Thanks for stopping by! :-)
DeleteThanks, Willow! I'm so happy you like it. :-)
ReplyDeletePerfect description of the word!
ReplyDeleteAw, thank you, Reena! I appreciate your kindness. :-)
DeleteAbandoning logic is key! Well put. (K)
ReplyDeleteAbsolutely, Kerfe! Thanks for commenting! :-)
DeleteThis works perfectly! I love it.
ReplyDeleteThank you, Luanne! I appreciate you visiting! :-)
DeleteGood grief. It’s Luanne.
ReplyDeleteThis is lovely, Yvette!
ReplyDeleteThank you! :-)
Delete(Jules) I enjoy fantasy and scifi... when they mix - wonderbar!
ReplyDeleteI've started reading the young adult series 'So You Want to be a Wizard!'
A little belief can go a long way!!
I enjoy a mix of sci-fi and fantasy as well, Jules! I'll have to look up that book. Thanks for sharing! :-)
DeleteI love this so much! Fantasy is my favorite (includes paranormal and speculative fiction) and you nailed it! Well done, Yvi! 🦄
ReplyDeleteAw, thanks, Colleen! I'm so happy you like it. It's my favorite genre, too. :-)
DeleteThanks so much, Yvette for introducing me to acrostic poetry. After reading your lovely poem it doesn't seem so scary to me. <3
ReplyDeleteThat's wonderful! I hope you join us and try to write one. I'd love to read it. Thanks for visiting! :-)
DeleteThis is wonderful, Yvette! Love it! I have written several acrostic and they are fun. xo
ReplyDeleteI find them fun as well, Lauren! Thanks for visiting! :-)
DeleteYou've described the allure of fantasy so well, Yvette. I love to fall into its other worlds/realities.
ReplyDeleteAs do I, Lisa! It's such a fun place to visit. Thanks for stopping by and commenting. :-)
DeleteFantastic, Yve. How lovely. Let’s frolic. Xoxo Selma.
ReplyDeleteThank you, Selma! I'm happy you liked it! :-)
DeleteI love this, and the picture you’ve chosen to go along with it. I’m sliding off the book down the waterfall…❤️
ReplyDeleteSo am I, Melissa! That was the first thought I had when I saw this picture. Thanks for visiting and sharing your comment. :-)
DeleteLovely poem Yvette. 😀
ReplyDeleteThank you, Marje! I appreciate you visiting today. :-)
DeleteWonderful poem - as a fantasy writer myself, this resonates. I really needed some of these lines in particular today. I'll bookmark this page :)
ReplyDeleteI'm so happy my words resonated with you, EA! Thanks for visiting. :-)
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