OctPoWriMo 22 - SURPRISE-An Acrostic

Show me something new:

Upset and set askew

Reality for me.

Pervert the expectation;

Reach above your station:

It will set you free.

Shine, and I will too,

Eager to break through.

OctPoWriMo 31 - PEACE, an acrostic

Prompt: Finding Peace

PEACE, an acrostic

Pause

Everything

And

Catch

Equanimity

OctPoWriMo 3 - INSECURE, An Acrostic

Today's prompt is insecurity. I found myself digging deep into my fears for this one.

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INSECURE, An Acrostic

I wish that I could know and yet
Nothing’s ever certain.
Seeing is believing, but
Experience can vary.
Changing everything I know,
Upending until nothing
Remains except myself alone,
Empty and forsaken.

OctPoWriMo 11 - Feisty Quiet

Today's prompt is lively and the suggested form is acrostic. I've always loved writing acrostics. I looked at the list of words given on the prompt page—spirited, gutsy, determined, feisty, zealous—and most of my acquaintances would say that none of them describe me at all. I am famous for being very quiet and introverted. My closest friends and family would know that I can be all of the above, however, if the right circumstances are met.

Feisty Quiet

Family know I can be spirited;
Everyone else thinks I’m always composed.
Inside my soul,
Searing control
Takes all of
Your anger transposed.

Quickly I go
Under the deeps,
Into my head,
Ever to keep
To myself.

OctPoWriMo 11 - Under Your Hand

Today is Thanksgiving weekend in Canada, so instead of using today's prompt, I wrote an acrostic about what I'm thankful for.

Under Your Hand

There is so much I
Have to be thankful for:
All my
Needs are met, and there is unlimited
Knowledge at my fingertips.

Yes I
Own all I need. I live
Under Your hand.

OctPoWriMo 1 - Clouds

Today is the first day of OctPoWriMo 2015, and today's prompt is clouds. I've decided to write an acrostic about the different types of clouds, and I've attempted a bit of rhyme as well.

Clouds

Come and watch the clouds with me.
Light and fluffy cirrus—lie back and float away.
Oncoming storm: we watch it grow, filling all we see,
Uncaring cumulous, huge and dark and grey.
Darkness falls: silent, cold, and bleak;
Stratus creeps across the sky, ending day.

OctPoWriMo 12 - Desire

Today's prompt is desire. I wrote this in church this morning.

Desire

Deep within me burns a fire,

Everlasting, strong desire.

Surrender to the raging flame,

I will never be the same.

Rain and wind inside my soul,

Ever storming, ever whole.

OctPoWriMo 8 - Kill the Moon

Today, the prompt is the moon, and the suggested type is acrostic. I just watched the newest episode of Doctor Who last night, "Kill the Moon," so that's all that I have in my head today. If you don't watch Doctor Who, I highly recommend it.

Kill the Moon

Keep the lights turned on for life;

It’s your choice to wield the knife.

Let it live, you may end all

Life on earth—you make the call.

Turn your face toward the sky:

Hecate’s light glows from on high.

Everything some time must die.

Make your choice—you have no time—

Only, it may be a crime:

One you always will lament, and

Never can repent.

OctPoWriMo 31 - ALPHA OMEGA

Today is the last day of OctPoWriMo 2013. Today's prompt asked us to think about beginnings and endings.

All that I am, I
Lay at Your feet.
Please don’t deny my
Heartfelt request,
Ah, Lord.

Oh my God, You
Make beginnings and
Endings, and You
Give to me
All good things.

26 Random Things About Me

At work, we were asked to share random things about ourselves. Of course, I had to go a little crazy, and I wrote an acrostic.

About Me

A – Art: I write poetry, short stories, and music.
B – Brave: My sister thinks I look like Princess Merida from the Disney movie “Brave.”
C – Cat: I used to have a cat named Oliver.
D – Dog: I used to have a dog named Lucky.
E – Elves: I love the world of Tolkien’s Lord of the Rings and The Hobbit.
F – Food: I am willing to try just about anything once.
G – God: My relationship with Him is very important to me.
H – Hearts: I used to collect heart-shaped earrings and pendants.
I – Imagination: I’m always making up stories in my head.
J – Jerks: I can’t stand rude drivers.
K – Kids: I am the oldest of eight.
L – Language: I love to study words.
M – Mushy: My husband and I are very affectionate, even in public.
N – Nails: I love to do my nails. I have a box full of polishes, stickers, and stuff.
O – OctPoWriMo: Last year, in October, I participated in October Poetry Writing Month. I wrote a poem each day.
P – Poetry: I love the form of rhyme and rhythm. I’m a poetry geek.
Q – Queen: I was named after a queen.
R – Reading: My dad used to say the house could burn down and I wouldn't notice if I was reading a book.
S – Science fiction: I read and watch a lot of this. I’m such a geek.
T – Thunder: I love thunderstorms.
U – Ukulele: My husband plays the ukulele. I play piano and guitar.
V – Vampires: I own the entire series of Buffy on DVD. Also the entire series of Angel.
W – Weird: I am not normal. Normal is boring.
X – Xmas: Christmas is my favourite holiday.
Y – YouTube: I recorded myself reciting one of my poems and posted it online.
Z – Zombies: In the event of a zombie apocalypse, I’d probably play dead (or actually be dead). I can’t run or fight.

OctPoWriMo 25 - Love is Us

Laughing together
Over nothing sometimes
Very happy together
Each day is better

I complete you and you complete me
Somehow two became one

Understanding
Sacrificing

Love is us