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Comment from Joan E.
I have never read an acrostic that is centered within a poem. It seems as though it would be quite a challenge, which you managed so well. Your photograph makes the serpent appear much bigger than his seven inches. I enjoyed your alliteration of "s's" as well. Smiles- Joan
reply by the author on 05-Jan-2019
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I have never read an acrostic that is centered within a poem. It seems as though it would be quite a challenge, which you managed so well. Your photograph makes the serpent appear much bigger than his seven inches. I enjoyed your alliteration of "s's" as well. Smiles- Joan
Comment Written 04-Jan-2019
reply by the author on 05-Jan-2019
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Thanks you Joan. Must have that S alliteration when dealing with sssnakes. Lol.
Comment from Pantygynt
I have never seen this form of acrostic before. it seems to have the potential to be more interesting than the conventional one. you could have a whole family of snakes crawling over the page if you wanted.
reply by the author on 04-Jan-2019
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I have never seen this form of acrostic before. it seems to have the potential to be more interesting than the conventional one. you could have a whole family of snakes crawling over the page if you wanted.
Comment Written 04-Jan-2019
reply by the author on 04-Jan-2019
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Thank you Pantygynt. Yes, an intriguing thought.
Comment from Janice Canerdy
I LOVE this style of acrostic. Acrostic contests nearly always require
that first letters spell the key word. This highly creative poem speaks
of something I am scared of!!
reply by the author on 03-Jan-2019
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I LOVE this style of acrostic. Acrostic contests nearly always require
that first letters spell the key word. This highly creative poem speaks
of something I am scared of!!
Comment Written 03-Jan-2019
reply by the author on 03-Jan-2019
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Thank you Janice. That seems to be the consensus of most reviewers. YThanks for the review and comments.
Comment from dragonpoet
Nice description of the word serpentine in a poem where the edges are just that.
I like how the acrostic word is in the center instead of at the left. I most of made it that much harder.
Keep writing
dragonpoet
reply by the author on 03-Jan-2019
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Nice description of the word serpentine in a poem where the edges are just that.
I like how the acrostic word is in the center instead of at the left. I most of made it that much harder.
Keep writing
dragonpoet
Comment Written 03-Jan-2019
reply by the author on 03-Jan-2019
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Thank you Dragonpoet. It is definitely a challenge.
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No problem.
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Comment from Sandra du Plessis
A very well-written Joy Acrostic poem. It is clear how your acrostic came together. I believe it is more difficult than it seems and will ask for careful planning to get it perfectly right.
reply by the author on 03-Jan-2019
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A very well-written Joy Acrostic poem. It is clear how your acrostic came together. I believe it is more difficult than it seems and will ask for careful planning to get it perfectly right.
Comment Written 03-Jan-2019
reply by the author on 03-Jan-2019
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Thank you Sandra, Yes, it takes careful planning to balance it properly, not to mention making sense. The key is to make sure you have the same number of letters (including spaces) before and after the key letter. So you start with the word or phrase, and build from there.
Comment from Y. M. Roger
Very cool and creative -- love the 'centered acrostic' whose shape actually mirrors your garter pal there! :) ;) Thanx so much for sharing this bright idea with all of us! :) :)
reply by the author on 03-Jan-2019
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Very cool and creative -- love the 'centered acrostic' whose shape actually mirrors your garter pal there! :) ;) Thanx so much for sharing this bright idea with all of us! :) :)
Comment Written 03-Jan-2019
reply by the author on 03-Jan-2019
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Thank you Y. M.,I am please you liked it.
Comment from nancy_e_davis
Ha, I hadn't come across this form of acrostic. It is clever and I would suppose take some doing. Your picture is
great. If I saw a snake I would be long gone. LOL Well done Tom. Nancy:)
reply by the author on 03-Jan-2019
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Ha, I hadn't come across this form of acrostic. It is clever and I would suppose take some doing. Your picture is
great. If I saw a snake I would be long gone. LOL Well done Tom. Nancy:)
Comment Written 03-Jan-2019
reply by the author on 03-Jan-2019
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Thank you Nancy. It is not as easy as one would think, but I had fun with it. I picked up the little guy and set it gently in brush off the trail. Later, when I came back that way. The little dude was on the trail again. Its either going to get run over by a cyclist, or grabbed by an eagle or hawk is it doesn't mend its ways. Garter Snakes are harmless.
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He was probably sunning. They always look for a warm spot to rest. LOL I just don't like spiders or snakes. ((((Shudder)))
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Yes, most likely. What do you think of frogs?
Comment from patcelaw
Tom, this is an interesting variation on the idea of an acrostic. You have achieved it well. May your day be blessed, Patricia
reply by the author on 03-Jan-2019
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Tom, this is an interesting variation on the idea of an acrostic. You have achieved it well. May your day be blessed, Patricia
Comment Written 03-Jan-2019
reply by the author on 03-Jan-2019
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Thank you Patricia. It is definitely harder than one would think. Glad you liked it.
Comment from Joy Graham
Where are my sixes when I need them? I'm so delighted to see you were listening when I found this acrostic form. I was so pleased with myself, thinking I did something clever. Then along came a friend that pointed out that this form had already been created by someone else long before me. Sure, I pouted for a while. But how could I pout for long when there are so many fun poetry forms out there to try. Plus, it's fun to tweak the many poetry forms here and there and hope that some day I would get credit for something. I can always dream :)
I enjoyed your poem today and find I really like this type of acrostic poem. You make me proud to be kindred spirit poets :)
Joy xx
reply by the author on 03-Jan-2019
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Where are my sixes when I need them? I'm so delighted to see you were listening when I found this acrostic form. I was so pleased with myself, thinking I did something clever. Then along came a friend that pointed out that this form had already been created by someone else long before me. Sure, I pouted for a while. But how could I pout for long when there are so many fun poetry forms out there to try. Plus, it's fun to tweak the many poetry forms here and there and hope that some day I would get credit for something. I can always dream :)
I enjoyed your poem today and find I really like this type of acrostic poem. You make me proud to be kindred spirit poets :)
Joy xx
Comment Written 03-Jan-2019
reply by the author on 03-Jan-2019
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Thank you Joy. Well I give you great credit for independantly thinking it up, as well as introducing me to it. That is significant. Appreciate your review and comments. Happy New Year.
Comment from Roxanna Andrews
Really impressive and a great job on the Joy Acrostic. It looks like it takes a long time to get all those letters in just the right place. I'm sure Joy would be very proud of you. But snake, yuck. =] HAPPY NEW YEAR
reply by the author on 03-Jan-2019
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Really impressive and a great job on the Joy Acrostic. It looks like it takes a long time to get all those letters in just the right place. I'm sure Joy would be very proud of you. But snake, yuck. =] HAPPY NEW YEAR
Comment Written 03-Jan-2019
reply by the author on 03-Jan-2019
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Thank you Roxanna. Happy New Year to you. You are right about getting it to come out.
