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Double Acrostic (shadow poem)

By Marilyn GloverPublished 11 months ago • Updated 11 months ago • 1 min read
Honorable Mention in The Sound of First Frost Challenge
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High pitched "Chip," Dark Eyed Junco's proud official audit

Aerial antics; shaken white tail feather cascading aesthetics

Relays to tumbled leaves, herbed and spiced, hints of chai

Magenta backdrop faded, goldens elusive; magick in static

Outlier squirrel rampage, toggling trash binned critter stimuli

Niblets scattered, half chewed, spoiled, trail an unknown location

Indigo evenings; moonless sky, a moody cedar creaking patio

Canvas painted with jagged strokes between bloom and storm

Itchy prone skin's thirst, robed with a chunky woolly sweater

Systemic inhale, paused; exhaling condensation- it is not vanilla

Turned down, tucked in; lullabies from a pane tapping peeling birch

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Author's note: For this challenge, I chose the Double Acrostic, also known as a Shadow Poem. Easy? No, but an ideal exercise to get the ol noggin churning. 😊

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About the Creator

Marilyn Glover

Poetry is my first love of writing and will always be. My debut Jungian-themed chapbook, Shadow's Reprieve, is available now on Amazon.

https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0H9JY19R5

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    Written by Marilyn Glover