An Acrostic Diminishing Poem⚡
Ramblings in Tercets
Does everyone get butterflies?
Is complexity why time flies?
Memory melts into self-told lies
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I have no secret hideaway
No place to lock my love away
Is this my best or only way?
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Should we filter the atmosphere?!?!
Hazard WARNINGS within my sphere!!!
Is Co n s iSt e n cy practiced HERE?!!?!!? ? ?
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No one offers worthy advice 😥
Guessing wrong is a common vice
Vindictive 'friends' are cold as ice 😭⚡😭⚡
⚡ {the final fare...}
Each author had dramatic flair
Returning with poems to their lair
Seize Change, let lightning__ clear the air
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End today's. . . . .
😴💤💤💤💤 zzzzzzzzzzzzzz
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___________________Bolt ⚡
I knew nothing about the Diminishing Verse form of poetry until I read this poetic masterpiece 👉by Dharrsheena Raja Segarran.
My poem ☝️ was written in tercets (three lines in each stanza), as was hers. I went a couple steps farther! ⚡😁👍 I gave every line exactly eight syllables. Plus, I did an Acrostic with the name of the artform itself!
But it was all inspired by Dharrsheena.
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I'm tweaking & rearranging my stories. This is an older poem, so you will see older comments.
About the Creator
Lightning Bolt ⚡
Bolt ⚡ aka Bill, a bizarre bisexual bipolar alliterative epileptic Taco Bell Futurist 🌮 ☇ a sexy ♒ Aquarian oddball with an erratic brain↯🧠↯ author of comedy, poetry, sci fi, & horror.
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Comments (16)
I enjoyed the tercets and as always the thoughts shared.
This was such a clever and energetic piece! ⚡
Wow, such an impressive and deeply philosophical verse, Bill!
Nice form. Live creative acrostic poems
I love the structure of the piece. The restrictions must have made it a real challenge but it paid off in the end. Love it!
Its great, love the form of it as well.
This is very cool, Bill. I like how you formatted this <3
Absolutely fantastic mate! This is brilliant ❤️
I love your poem… never met this style. My favourite part is: “ Guessing wrong is a common vice Vindictive 'friends' are cold as ice 😭⚡😭⚡” Yes, it makes sense. Great formatting.✅
This was ….. FAN FREAKING TASTIC I love being introduced to new poetry! I had no idea what a Diminishing Verse was til now! And I have written many acrostics. Probably my favorite form of poetry. And you have taken that a step further. Such a great last minute entry! I applaud you.
This is a great poem!!
Love the form of this
so creative and different. great Poem!
This is one very creative piece of writing. Good work.
I think this is very well written!! Loved it!
HOW DARE YOU SAY THAT THIS IS NOWHERE AS COOL AS MINE???!!! Dude, you executed this so perfectly! Not only it was a Diminishing Verse but you even made it an Acrostic with fixed syllables each line! If this isn't brilliance in it's finest form, then I don't know what is!