Sweet Dreams

Please cuddle me

in your dreams.

Lumpy in foam or

Lofty with down. Shhhh,

only remember

we want

sweet dreams.


     OK, I'm in a hurry today.  It is my 42nd wedding anniversary and I've got things to do and places to be.  So let's try another list acrostic today.  Look around the room and select an object.
    Here we go again, for an example, your Pencil.  Quick for a minute write down everything you know about pencils--
mechanical
carbon
graphite
wooden
yellow #2
bold, soft, hard
write
erase,
sketch
dull,sharpened to a fine point
make maps,
take spelling tests.
 used for making pin wheels

   Oops,see I'm starting to drift in the many uses for a pencil.  Now lets start with the letters and see where this takes us.  Remember the lines can be any reasonable length, and they don't have to rhyme.

Please, hold me gently, my
erasure smiling upward.
Never chew or munch me.  I
can't stand that.
I want to write
love letters to my friends.

  OK, that is a start.  Since I have several capital letters on the left margin, I'm going to make all of the left margin letters bold and capital, so the poem is easier to read.



Please, hold me gently, my
Eraser smiling upward.
Never chew or munch me.  I
Can't stand that.
I want to write
Love letters to you.

   Can you see other changes I made?  This can also be called a persona poem, because it is written in the voice of the pencil.  Now it is your turn.  Try your own acrostic.  Please share your creation with me in the comments section below.  Have fun.