Showing posts with label acrostic. Show all posts
Showing posts with label acrostic. Show all posts

Saturday, February 8, 2014

Feeling Powerless Literally Increases the Weight of the World

The Weight of Personality
by Rachel Hoyt

image by njaj via freedigitalphotos.net


Perhaps the womb forgot to sow
Energy, the ability to see, breathe 
Rogue strength of the yeti, 
Snatched greatness lingering -  
Or maybe somehow, right now, woah 
Nabbed your whim, thatched a nest, 
And sat on your gusto.
Life finds strife under every leaf 
If driving with doubt in tow - 
Together forever as two 
Inside there's abiding power 
Ever ready to proudly sail  
Should your mind bind dread.  

Copyright © 2014 Rachel Hoyt. All rights reserved.


A new study shows that the weight of the world rests
on the same shoulders where powerlessness nests.

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Thursday, August 22, 2013

A California Walnut Farm That Emulates Sustainability

Sustainability
by Rachel Hoyt

image by watiporn via freedigitalphotos.net

Sustainability
Understands what we need,
Supports the greater we,
Tames impatience and greed,
Asks the sun to shine free,
Invites the wind to blow,
Nurtures our trash with glee,
Annexes water's flow,
Believes in harmony,
Impedes daft destruction,
Looks for what should, could be,
Inspires waste reduction,
Tries to think like a seed,
Yearns for Earth to be freed.

© 2013 Rachel Hoyt. All rights reserved.


This news about a California walnut farm inspired me
to write an acrostic poem about sustainability.


Thursday, June 13, 2013

Thursday Thoughts - Unpaid Internships

Internships
by Rachel Hoyt

Intended for learning
Not for suffering,
They're tickets to earning,
Eggs slowly hatching,
Risks to your bottom line,
Not budget buffers,
Superfluous bland wine,
Human dream catchers.
Internship: free knowledge
Pursued beyond college.

© 2013 Rachel Hoyt. All rights reserved.

 
Are internships the latest way to sneakily
keep a bit of the operating budget free?
Donate here so that we can all see
just how greedy corporations think they can be.

 

Thursday, January 20, 2011

Tickle City Award


Tickle City is the blog one kind critic calls home.
I found him one night while on a blog roam.
Came to read a review he wrote on an artist...
Kinda jealous, wanting to also feel star kissed...
Later I rhymed him an email all about me.
Ever so kindly, my silly blog he came to see.

Christmas Eve he wrote back to this rhymer,
In the confidently humble words of an old-timer,
Told me he'd like to feature me on his site.
Yes! Yippee! I was filled with delight.

After that he asked a few details about me.
Wrote him back, I did promptly.
And a short time later this was posted for all to see.
Ridiculously glad Walsh was the first to tell my story...
Delighted, I humbly accept my new Tickle City glory.

© Rachel Hoyt 2011

Sunday, January 16, 2011

The Perfect Poet Award


This morning I learned that (again) I have won!
Happily I accept and will nominate someone.
Accolades from fellow poets, to me, mean quite a lot.
N
urturing encouragement like that just can't be bought.
Kind Jingle's rally brings inspiration to the distraught.

Yippee!! -- is how I feel about this lovely reward.
Overjoyed my wacky rhymes will not be ignored.
U
ma's Poem Book is hereby nominated for an award.


© Rachel Hoyt 2011

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Wednesday, November 24, 2010

Thankfulicious


                   (Image courtesy of Felixco, Inc. )

T is for turtles, like my little girl Pokey.
She likes to watch me when I practice for karaoke.
If I can make her smile, I know my song will be a hit.
Once I think I she even bopped her head a little bit.

H is for hoodlums who help, like Cayman's Frankenmosquitos.
'cuz I think we'd all agree that getting bitten by bugs blows.
So, why not create special bullys to beat up the little guys?
Making stronger mosquitoes shouldn't make new problems arise.

A is for abstract judgments, i.e. regarding the coolest man.
I think the guy who posted that must be a Quidditch fan.
The best I can tell, it depends on how manly their pastimes are,
their rarity, and a fear factor at least equal to driving a race car.

N is for nerds and awesome inventions like the Oreo dipper.
Someone knew the perfect cookie dunk makes people more chipper.
It could probably prevent possible crying fits by little children.
For some kids it's traumatic when their cookie breaks and falls in.

K is for kind robbers who return loot to those more needy,
because stealing from the homeless is the epitome of seedy.
Those who do it deserve a very special punishment...
a day of panhandling where they must donate every cent?

F is for flying cars which will be for sale within the year...
Although the thought of amateurs flying them fills me with fear.
But, I'm glad we're sticking to the time line predicted in a movie.
Though I think the Back to the Future 2 vehicles were more groovy.

U is for unusual deaths which can turn your life into a legend.
In cool ancestor contests you'll be a force with which to be reckoned.
Hopefully those left behind you will have fun telling the story.
"In your sleep" is so last year... go for memorable yet un-gory.

L is for landmines being cleared quicker with the help of the rat nose.
Their desire to live among us peacefully if trained with treats shows.
Who knows, maybe next we'll teach raccoons to pick up stray trash.
That's a feat that, in the long run, could save cities a bundle of cash.

I is for invisibility, especially in regards to my privates on TSA scanners.
When did the federal government decide they didn't need to have manners?
For those who want something larger than a fig leaf to prevent peeking...
I hope soon, for the right price, an invisibility cloak will allow sneaking.

C is for collectors who allow the public to view their stuff...
or even to touch it if you promise not to play too rough.
The Pacific Pinball Expo is my most recent fun find of this type.
I hope when I make it there, it can live up to all the hype.

I is for independence, though some people take it too far...
for many, it's the first step to loving yourself just the way you are.
It's your choice to flaunt it or just be happy you found contentment.
Just know that marrying yourself could cause joy, laughter or resentment.

O is for overspending, like that to be done on Black Friday.
Camping outside Best Buy for a week isn't how I want to spend my day.
And for this couple, it's purely a desire to be first in line...
I hope they decide what they want to buy before its time.

U is for using pets in tricks that will make people smile.
This kitten's routine is the cutest I've seen in quite a while.
If ever I'm lonely, I know a cute animal can change that fast.
If only my pets' memory of tricks I show them would last!

S is for silly acrostics (like this) with much rhyme but little reason...
Just a weird conglomeration of stuff to smile about this holiday season.
If psycho shoppers, crazy drivers, or your own family were getting you down...
I hope these non-chemical mood altering experiences have erased your frown.

© 2010 - 2011 Rachel Hoyt









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