The Acrostic Poem has been a long-standing challenge, mainly between B'Elana and PedanticBarSteward. However, we've decided to open up the idea to anyone who would like to take part, as a regular poetry challenge.

The word chosen each time is the Telegram Game's current word, so if you join in or subscribe to the telegram game you'll know as soon as it's announced. When you've completed your poem, submit it by posting to a new thread below, and we'll put the best of them together in the next issue.

Have fun!

Having spent the night with a bottle of wine,
Everything in my troublesome life seemed just fine,
All the wrongs of the world had been put to right,
Departing the throng with no sign of a fight,
And I managed to wend my uncertain way home,
Collapsed into bed, comatose and alone,
Having no worries, I slept all night long,
Except, upon waking, my head had gone wrong.

'Happy New Year!' people shout,
Everybody's really loud.
Auld lang syne is now the song;
Drinks aplenty all night long.
And tomorrow I'll feel bad
'Cause of all the drinks I had.
Hogmanay's a splendid feast,
Except in my head now dwells a beast...

Hurting pulsing pain
Every noise overloud.
Aspirin just wont work;
Do you curl up for some sleep?
Ache wont go away...
Can anything make it stop?
Help, someone, please!
Eventually drift into sleep.

Acrostic Poems Archive

PedanticBarSteward, B'Elana and minichessemouse

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