Fourmation

My randomly-generated acrostic word for today is Form. Four letters, four lines required, fine! But the word, like many others, has different meanings so I decided to play around with four of them. One, at least, is a riddle. Even more confusingly, the picture I’ve chosen to illustrate the topic bears no relationship to any of them!

Fresh each day I make big plans to change,
overlooking Habit's sticking power -
right I tell myself you're now a new
man who can - but I can't above an hour!

flux is drift
outcomes shift
rock-beds rift
mountains lift

fast as the wind
out boxing in spring
rather long ears
my home starts these lines

First in every subject always was his biggest boast.
Outdoing classmates easily, well, he began to coast.
Real life came hard, without the prestige he was lost.
Me, I knew that being Number One came at a cost.

image: Zoho

inspiration: Form from

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A is for Ass

Acme products always win,
depending on the punter's pin -
voting for the name on top
elects the chump who'll be a flop -
read the list as far as first
to hire the cowboy that's the worst -
if you'd like to laze today,
select the alphabetic way -
employ wild chance and start to pray!

image: TwistedSifter

inspiration: Advertise from

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Conformity Blanket

Unless forewarned by those in charge,
no danger sets off my alarms
and doggedly I sit it out
whenever gossip gives me qualms -
awful rumours raise no doubt
regarding risk of public harms,
even when those threats loom large.

image: Pinterest

inspiration: Unaware from

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McDucked!

rich beyond his wildest dreaming 
ebenezer bought his story 
cutting out the evil scheming 
overlaying greasy glory - 
read today, his good deeds gleaming, 
duped us all on jackanory

image: Amazon UK

inspiration: record from

https://randomwordgenerator.com/

Up Close And Personal

Viewing snaps of beauty spots
is hardly proof that you were there -
selfies put you centre stage,
unrivalled star of everywhere -
a shifting backcloth to your show,
life reduced to wallpaper.

image: The Sun

inspiration: Visual from

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The Past Sure Is Tense

Monks illuminate their letters.
Every peasant knows his betters.
Dukes and earls sport silks and pearls.
In castles kings plot thuggish things.
Epidemics stir up panics.
Vice is why death rates are high.
All this science spoils the mystery.
Let's pray and leave the rest to history.

image: Wccusd.net

inspiration: MEDIEVAL from

https://randomwordgenerator.com/

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image: Sportskeeda

inspiration: PASSWORD from

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