The challenge of this contest is to write an acrostic poem. For this poetry type the first letter of each line spells out a word (downwards).
An example:
Elizabeth it is in vain you say
"Love not" - thou sayest it in so sweet a way:
In vain those words from thee or L.E.L.
Zantippe's talents had enforced so well:
Ah! if that language from thy heart arise,
Breath it less gently forth - and veil thine eyes.
Endymion, recollect, when Luna tried
To cure his love - was cured of all beside -
His follie - pride - and passion - for he died.
- "An Acrostic" by Edgar Allan Poe
This contest is open to poets of all skill levels. To the winner goes a cash prize.