Below is the final poem in my little acrostic series, which has been an enjoyable and relatively easy way to keep my hand in while I’ve been away from home. Now the holiday is over, I guess it’s back to thinking up rather more substantial ideas for posts. Hmm, time for a team meeting …
- Right then, what do you need to say?
- Er …
- Well, what do you think the world needs to hear?
- Erm …
That went well, didn’t it? Bear with me, I’ll have to go in there and bang a few heads together …
Never mind, normal service will be resumed as soon as possible … as the bishop said to the actress. In the meantime, here is that acrostic poem I promised you. Bet you can’t wait to read it. It’s in response to the Daily Prompt Shiver
So cold, this old
House, full of
Invisible fingers plucking
Violin strings
Everywhere and nowhere –
Rallentando of dry bones.
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I was slow there (in keeping with the word) – I had to look up rallentando. I’ve never heard that one before. A lovely word – sent shivers through me. Perhaps I have a rallentando of the brain?
Nice to see the old numbskulls!
Cheers, Opher, it just popped into my head for an ‘R’ associated with music. Didn’t know I knew it, either! Acrostics are good for prompting the old brainbox … we really are like the Numskulls, aren’t we, a bundle of contradictions … hmm, post in that, methinks!
I really like how you did that with the letters of the word! Great idea and a wonderful post. Thank you for sharing that.
Glad you liked it, Madeline – in some strange way writing to a pattern seems to make composition easier. Maybe the struggle to fit the form stops me worrying about the content.
I followed your blog so I can come back and read more.
Welcome, indeed, and I’ve enjoyed your posts too.
Thank you!
Made me shiver… er… erm. 🙂 –Curt
Yeah, the conversation was the really scary bit … 😉