General Poetry posted December 9, 2017


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Abecdarian is not for the faint of heart.

Look Before You Leap!

by Ogden


(For your convenience, a glossary is available below.)


All it takes to pen a poem in abecdarianese, is
boneheaded determination, and brains like Swiss cheese.
Craftier contestents avoid such unnecesary impediments; 
Determined to retain standards of excellence, they use their common sense. 
Even some newbies are perceptive enough to stay away; 
Fortunately, if you're on the ball, you won't go astray.
(
Get to know your own limitations, and unerringly perform steadfastly within them,
having ability to persevere stoically, with sticktoitiveness thicker than phlegm.)
I have to stop here, and abandon this abecdarian aggravation -
Jettison the topic, change the subject - turn the dial to a new station,
knowing we now have the freedom to pursue other purviews, 
like literature, logarithms, and matters in the news.
Maybe even a smattering of racy contemplation, 
No bounds to bind me to a conventional explanation.
Only eleven days left to complete all twenty-six alphabet letters.
Prudent poets not participating, left this one to naive go-getters,
quietly tickled pink while others think, just because they know their a-b-c's,
rationally, they can do this new abeccdarian thing in their sleep - a breeze!
So, those prudent ones can be proud
 when they mention their abstention.

T, these days, (and perhaps forever) is associated with our president -
(
unwilling to accept that he cannot be the permanent White House resident).
Viewed, in time, with the benefit of hindsight, history will reflect on wrong and right.
Why not take this opportunity, considering the next letter is X, to consider
Xenophobia?  (I didn't want to wax political, but the Prez has gone much too far.)
Yes, the end is near. I don't mean Armegeddon. Everything is fine - Z is next in line.
Z is zed. 'Nuff said.




Abecdarian Poem writing prompt entry
Writing Prompt
Write an abecdarian poem, using the 26 letters of the alphabet chronologically. An abecedarian poem is a special form of an acrostic poem, in which the initial letters of the words beginning each line or stanza spell out the alphabet in order.


GLOSSARY
impediments - obstacles
stoically - in a manner of enduring hardship without showing feelings
sticktoitiveness - ability to stick to it like flypaper
jettison - discard something that is no longer wanted
purviews - ranges or areas of consideration
logarithms - You really do want to know this?
Ok, it's a term used for a method in higher mathematics to simplify calculations. I was going to tell you to Google it, but decided to save you the trouble.
abstention - the act (really non-act) of restraining oneself from indulging in something
xenophobia - intense dislike or fear of other countries
Armageddon - a catastrophic event destined to destroy the human race
zed - another word for Z (Someone xenophobic would likely have added a nasty remark about countries insulting Z by insisting on using zed instead.)

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