Comment from poetbear

Excellent

I am big Tennis fan so I love this.
Hope to see it in person someday.
I have attended the US Open here at home in New York.
Send this to the USTA or ITA.
Should be on a T-Shirt or poster.
Well done.

 Comment Written 15-Jan-2014

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reply by the author on 19-Jan-2014

Thank you.

Nadal is looking ominously good....

Steve

Comment from Helvi2

Excellent

Love your bright look of the Australian Open. Lots of fun action going on and a nice bouncy mode. A lighthearted poem that lifts your spirits is always a joy to read and this did just that! LOve the rhyme and flow of the poem which you don't always see in acrostics.

Very Nicely Done!
Good Luck in the Contest! :o) Helvi

 Comment Written 09-Jan-2014

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reply by the author on 11-Jan-2014

Thanks, Helvi - I enjoyed your entry too.

Steve

Comment from MagKing

Excellent

This poem binds up and opens a lot of images. And it goes with the title Australian open, which is based on the sports and the weather at this time of the year over there.

Good job!
Good luck

MagKing

 Comment Written 09-Jan-2014

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reply by the author on 11-Jan-2014

Thank you!

Steve

Comment from suep

Excellent

You've done a fantastic job with your Acrostic. It was enjoyable to read, and your rhyming was amazing. Great job and best wishes in the contest! :)

 Comment Written 09-Jan-2014

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reply by the author on 11-Jan-2014

Thanks you!

Steve

Comment from adewpearl

Excellent

Solid acrostic for Australia Open
Good use of abab rhyming with a closing couplet
excellent use of enjambment
really? for the female athletes you notice their pretty legs??? LOL
good assonance in drops and lobs
A fun look at this important tournament
Brooke :-)

 Comment Written 09-Jan-2014

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reply by the author on 11-Jan-2014

Thanks, Brooke - not quite enough to get over the line in this very even contest.

Steve

Comment from in777wr#

Excellent

This was a well written acrostic poem. The Australian Open was a unique topic. Great anticipation felt in this poem concerning that tennis event. Watch out for the Joker, he's no joke. LOL. This was a refreshing poem.

 Comment Written 09-Jan-2014

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reply by the author on 11-Jan-2014

Thank you.

Steve

reply by in777wr# on 11-Jan-2014

You're welcome.

Comment from mfowler

Excellent

This would have done well in the Sports poetry contest. I like the simple, but informative use of the medium here. You've explained, advertised and made somewhat lyrical the event as it comes into focus.l I like the rhymes which keep the poetic flow and steer the mode away from a banal shopping list of lines that happen to begin with a suitable letter. My tips: Layton to get to round three, Samantha to round two.

 Comment Written 09-Jan-2014

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reply by the author on 11-Jan-2014

Thank you. Yeah, obviously should have saved it for the sports contest!

My tps: Samantha lucky to get past round 1. Little Lleyton has a chamipion's heart and seems to have found a fountain of youth somewhere this year. And a bolter to win the title - del Potro maybe - it's a bit boring having the same old faces year after year.

Steve

Comment from djsaxon

Exceptional

Excellent. Double whammy. Observes the acrostic format and embodies a solid ABAB rhyme. The rhyming couplet closer obviously dictated by the number of letters in the title. Good luck with the prompt. DJ

 Comment Written 09-Jan-2014

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reply by the author on 09-Jan-2014

Thanks, DJ

Yep, it'a a bummer when the number of letters doesn't add up, so I had to get a little creative...

Comment from rhonny

Excellent

i think you did well here, to make a poem entertaining and interesting while still keeping in the structure chosen. your words are spot on.

 Comment Written 09-Jan-2014

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reply by the author on 09-Jan-2014

Thank you!

reply by rhonny on 09-Jan-2014

:)