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Acrostics, Haikus, Limericks, and Ode

 2 Acrostics

Does

Reality

Evade your grasp?

Ascend into the

Mind

Safe in thoughts alone


Drive

Responsibility

Effort

Actions

Memories & Moments

Soar into reality


2 Haikus

A symphony sound

Chorus of pitter patter

Falling swiftly down


Twinkling so brightly

Speckle the vast expanse now

This night is too dark


2 Limericks

There once was an actor from improv

A ruler, with accent Romanov

He'd dance, then he'd shout

Spit sprayed from his mouth

Now he only pantomimes monologues


There once was a secret garden stump

The tree it was cut from fell with a thump

The crash made a sound

The garden was found

The tree hit my head, left a red bump


Ode to Love

A warm embrace from my mother

A silent moment walking in the snow

My sister's infinite laughter

My brother's immature, but necessary jokes

A gaze across the classroom

A gaze that spans time and space because I'm searching for your eyes

A voice that coxes me off of the bathroom floor

A car seat jam session

Looking at the rain from my stairwell

Watching you shine on stage

A moment, a reprieve from life

Simply being in your presence

Love is in the curve of their smiles

The inhale of breath before the last note

A random conversation, that somehow means more than a "meaningful" one

Love one another

Love life

I love you


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