This week’s challenge is to write a specific form with a twist: Write an acrostic poem with a syllable count of 8, 9, or 10 syllables per line (all the same, or a mixture of syllable counts, is fine).
Acrostic poems are poems in which a word or several words are spelled out vertically. This is usually the first letter of each line.
The word I chose is “Magical” and I’ve tried to write two poems with the same word.
MAGICAL
Mesmerizing strokes of an artist
Allure me, as they change every moment
Gorgeous glow at the western horizon
Illuminates my heart, inspires the sulking muse
Calls the birds back to their homes
Aesthetic arrangement that entrances,
lulls lingering steps of the sun
© Balroop Singh
Syllables: 9 10 10 12 7 9 8
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Myriad entreaties and prayers
Are they not enough to wake you from slumber?
God smiled despite my insolence
Instantly sprinkled some magic dust,
Calmed my emotional outburst,
Alleviated angst that refused to melt
Life lurched forward with a little sway
© Balroop Singh
Syllables: 8 11 8 9 8 11 9
Thanks to Colleen for the inspiration.
Thank you poetry lovers!
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Emotional Shadows 
That sounded quite difficult but you did it beautifully
Thank you so much for sharing your thoughts.
Beautifully penned👏🏼
Thank you Deeksha.
It is as though this challenge were made for you!
Oh! Thank you so much for your kind words Annette. 🤗
They’re both excellent, Balroop, but the second really speaks to me, and in the first, I’m enchanted by the line “lulls lingering steps of the sun.” So well done!
Thank you Mae, I am delighted to hear that my poetry speaks to you! Love and hugs.
Your poem is excellent. The picture–the tree–it is magical. How very gorgeous.
Thanks Jacqui. This is my front yard picture, taken from the patio of my home, last fall.
Beautiful responses to the prompt, Balroop!
Thank you Jan. 🤗
You’ve risen beautifully to another challenge, Balroop! They are both lovely poems!
Thank you Lisa, I am glad you like them. 🥰
Both of these poems are wonderful, Balroop! I love “lulls lingering steps of the sun”! Beautiful!
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Thank you Yvette.
Both so beautiful 💜
Thank you Willow.
Wonderful!
Thank you Cindy.
Beautifully composed😊
Thank you!
beautiful lines Balroop! 💗
Thank you Cindy 😊
You’re most welcome!! 💗
Beautiful poems, Balroop. With the syllables and the acrostic aspect, it seems challenging, but you make it look easy. And I especially love the first one!
Yes, this was a double challenge but I found it easy. Thank you for coming over to read and comment.
Balroop, these are lovely. I particularly love the first one for its painterly feel and how it fits the image.
Thank you Luanne, I am delighted to hear your thoughts. 🤗
You’re welcome!
Very nice Balroop§ I used to do acrostic a lot some months ago. It’s a nice way of expressing feelings.
Love the two poems you penned with a preference for the second one – it talked to me in many ways.
Keep trying and have a nice and peaceful day!
Thank you Marie, I am so happy that the second poem resonated with you. Sometimes, disillusionments find their vent like that! Wishing you too a wonderful day.
Both are so beautiful. I like the use of ‘Magical’ to ‘inspire the sulking muse’ in the first one, and I love every line in the second.
Thank you Smitha. For me, words become magical when we try to put them together. 😊
So beautiful, Balroop. Each line is evocative. “Inspires my sulking muse” – the two poems definitely do that for me. ❤️
I am delighted to hear your thoughts Gwen. Thank you! 🤗
Hi Balroop, both of these poems are very lovely and go beautifully with the picture.
Thank you Robbie, I am glad you like them.
A beautiful and lovely poem. The picture is apt with your poem, Balroop ❤️
Thank you Kamal, so nice to hear that. 💛
Always welcome dear Balroop ❤️
Balroop, I’m so glad you enjoyed this form. Acrostic poetry is fun and always gets my muse writing. You have some beautiful sunsets! Gorgeous!!
Acrostic poetry is my favorite! Thank you for adding it to the challenges. 🤗
That’s wonderful. As long as you stick to a syllable count that is consistent (or semi-consistent) for this challenge the form works. 💜
Balroop, both poems are good. I particularly like these two lines:
“Illuminates my heart, inspires the sulking muse
Calls the birds back to their homes”
Thanks Lisa, I am glad you like them.
You’re welcome.
This is definitely a twist on the acrostic poetic form (which I love to write because it’s fun). Well done, Balroop. And how appropriate – how life ‘lurches’ forward. Thank goodness for the sway!
Thank you Pam. Life has many hues, some of them are staggering! 😊
Both poems are beautiful, Balroop! I can use some magic dust in your second poem. Have a wonderful week.
Thanks Miriam, I am glad that the magic dust caught your attention! 🤗
You’re welcome, Balroop! 😊
That a complex challenge, and I enjoyed where you went with the poems. The second one made me smile there at the end – that “little sway” seems to be part of my days. Sometimes I’m off balance, or I could be dancing. 😀
Acrostic poetry is my favorite, so I enjoyed composing these poems. Thank you so much Diana for taking time out of your busy schedule to read last week’s poems. love and hugs.
❤ Of course!
Finding within yourself who you are
Reeping the benefits that show
Ever so calmly reaching out
Even in knowing you are still loved
Donning the effervescent white gown
Over your lover’s body, encompassing them
Making love the theme of forever
“Freedom”
No need to display this, just figured I’d give it a shot.
9, 8, 8, 9, 9, 7, 8