The Book of Acrostics

By John Lambremont, Sr.

112 acrostics from John Lambremont, Sr.

"The author’s skill is paramount. It is not easy to create a puzzle with its answer embedded therein. Clever, yes, but more. There is a reason many have relied on this form of writing; beginning with the Bible, telling those who venture to know, there is more here than meets the eye; found in Medieval literature, the work of Edgar Allan Poe, Lewis Carroll, if you did not know, tells us Alice’s real name at the end in this way, if you can find your way Through the Looking-Glass. Within these pages, “A Small Gift” telling of love, up and down the page. “A Big Pioneer” hinting with “Train colored blue made you a new sensation”—it’s all there—for us to find."

~ Howard Richard Debs, finalist and recipient of the 28th annual 2015 Anna Davidson Rosenberg Poetry Awards, and author of Gallery: A Collection of Pictures and Words, a 2017 Best Book Awards and 2018 Book Excellence Awards recipient.

• Language: English
• Publisher: Truth Serum Press
• Release date: Nov 9, 2018
• ISBN: 9781925536539

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The Book of Acrostics

The Book Of Acrostics

by John Lambremont, Sr.

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a Truth Serum Press eBook

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Copyright

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The Book of Acrostics copyright © John Lambremont, Sr.

First published as an eBook November 2018 by Truth Serum Press

All rights reserved by the author and publisher. Except for brief excerpts used for review or scholarly purposes, no part of this book may be reproduced in any manner whatsoever without express written consent of the publisher or the author/s.

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Dedication

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This book is dedicated to

the Psalmists and

other Old Testament writers

who initiated the early forms

of acrostic verse.

Also By John Lambremont, Sr.

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Old Blues, New Blues (2018)

The Moment Of Capture (2017)

What It Means To Be A Man (And Other Poems Of Life And Death) (2014)

Dispelling The Indigo Dream (2013)

Whiskey, Whimsy, & Rhymes (2009)

Preface

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I’ve always liked acrostic poems; they seem to combine Sudoku and the Birnam Wood in verse. The acrostic can serve as a double entendre, an identifier, an expression of feeling, or a witticism. I started writing acrostic poems for mental exercise and to develop my skills in writing metrical and rhyming poetry, and soon became engrossed in the process, finding subjects in nature, music, the seasons, people, and life. Some of the acrostic poems in this compilation are humorous, some are in rhyming couplets, most have rhyme and meter, mainly trochaic and dactylic, and some are free verse. Some are acrostics in combination with other forms, and in each poem in this volume, the acrostic message is spelled out in the first letters of the lines of the poem.

So, you, the reader, have lines to pick up. Have at it, and I hope you enjoy the poems and their acrostic messages.

John Lambremont, Sr.

Contents

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To the Maestros

A Big Pioneer

A Big Idol

A Big Lady

A Big Old-Timer

A Big Mind

A Big Lark

A Big Icon

A Big Vision

A Big Iconoclast

A Big Significant Other

A Big Star

A Big Clown

A Big Red X

A Big Seeker

A Big Underdog

A Big Messenger

To Be Free

A Big Bog

Football Hero 1967

A Late Breakthrough

A Far Cry

Little Evie

A Big Tiger

Saturday Free Concert

The World Around Us

Black-Eyed Susans

Of Corpse

A Big Struggle

A Big Dalliance

At Sundown

Red on Green

The Caretaker

Ephemeron

About People

Quality People Wanted

Major Thoroughfare

A Big Country

A Big Sac-Au-Lait

A Big Extraction

Birthday Lunch

A Long Time

To Our Young Graduate

Landon Sean Laramore

Eddie Anderson

Our Father

Calendar Pages

A Big Shadow

A Valentine’s Day Poem

A Big Double Holiday

A Big Prelude

A Big Fibonacci

A Big Forbearance

A Big Party

A Big Good-Day

A Big Sunday

A Big Easter Bunny

On This Day

A Big Fiesta

To My Other Mother

A Small Gift

To Dad

A Big Anniversary

Our Anniversary

A Big Day

A Big Veteran’s Day

A Big Relief Package

A Big Night

A Big Merry Christmas

Little Ella

A Big Old New Year

For Practice

A Big Waste Of Time

A Big Pickle

A Big Extension

A Big Disappointment

A Big Hole

A Big College Town

A Big Snore

A Bit Of Malaise

A Big