April Activity Feature--Acrostic Poems--Hosted By--Jack Horne--Whispers’ Activity Feature Editor

It was delightful to read all your acrostics, and to see where your imaginations led you. Many thanks to everyone who participated.

                                                                        Jack Horne

                                                                        Your Whispers’ Activity Feature Editor

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Primroses 

Promising warmer days and
removing her flattering green wraps,
invitations are sent out to bees and insects.
Morning visitors arrive early
refreshments await
of overnight rain delicately
served in her centre piece, then as
earthworms helpfully clear away
she settles for a siesta in the sun. 

Annie Jenkin, England 

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WORDS

W onders
O  f
R  ichly
D  eserved
S  ignificance

Pat Geyer, United States

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I Love You

It was you who saved me from the ennui.

Languishing in a sea’s decaying lull

Oblivious, I, to your arioso –

Verses that waltzed on a floral leitmotiv

Each syllable soaked in love.

You sang to me by the moons bay

Over the waves that crashed in tempo

Under the stars where we bid solitude adieu.

Feby Joseph, India

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Spring

Sweet scented blossom

Perfume fills the air

Rejuvenating the world with colour

Irises wave in the wind like purple flags

New life everywhere

Get out and enjoy the spring sunshine!

Jan Allison, Isle of Man 

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Swan

So beautifully swims the fleet!
Webbed feet cut the water as oar.
And wings raise to the sky as sail.
Necks sway as hood of snakes. 

Partha Chatterjee, India.

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Easter 

Easter is a very happy time of year

As some celebrate Jesus our dear

So many will be resurrected clear

This Son of God, died with cheer 

Every human is now void of fear

Remembering He coved our rear

Yancy Lee Dalton, United States

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Impossible

Impossible is the day

Meandering in indecision

Proving I know little

Of what constitutes
Social mores

Supposedly not difficult

In others' estimation

But I dither

Lost in too much thinking

Empty of positivity

Isha Wagner, New Zealand

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Image

I’m trapped upon a field of white

My tears invisible,

Anchored here by light

Ghostlike, intangible;

Escape comes with the night.

Nick Spargo, United Kingdom

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Questions

Questions are not answered

Until fully answered by yourself.

Everyone is always

Searching for

Truth, but

Indeed, by the words 

Of others

Never will your truth be 

Satisfied.

Linda Imbler, United States

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Angela Lee

Angela is my life

No better friend in the universe

Greatest Love of all

Every Day I thank God

Love of my life

Angela My Soul Mate

Love of my long life

Everything I ever desire

Everything I ever needed

Jake Aller, United States

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Circle

Continuum of love

In joining our hands

Reaching out to God

Concerns shared in faith

Living in the light

Eternal spring of hope

Karen O'Leary, United States

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Whispers

Whispers breezing through the kingdom

Heard and understood by the wise

Insightful are words of wisdom

Speaking, quietly, without lies

Perchance a truth to set one free

Enslaved by chained conformity

Rebel against the status-quo

Special message so few may know.

James Dean Chase, United States

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SPRING

Spring sunrise through pink clouds

Pastel purples streak through

Rays of orange and reds

Into a sky - light blue

New day dawns - flowers bloom

Grand, the Earth's, rainbow loom!

James Dean Chase, United States

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Poodle

Paw prints

On my heart

Old dog

Delivers

Love

Endlessly

Barbara Tate, United States

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Touch 

Turning a blind eye was not the solution to

Overcome the drawbacks which life bestows

Upon its unwary innocent victims.

Creative communicative touch gave

Hope to the grateful followers of Braille.

Paul Callus, Malta

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Curiosity

C onfident little explorer

U sing her talent to sneak

R apidly and silently

I n her dominion

O f her eyes-wide-open

S acred territory

I ntolerant to all, who are

T he uninvited ones

Y es, that's my darling cat

Inge Wesdijk, The Netherlands

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Tapestry

The curtains on the window

Are interwoven,

Part of it is knitted.

Endless hours were spent

Sewing on the fringe.

Time has yellowed the colors,

Reminding me we are all

Yearning to connect.

Mary Bone, United States

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Whispers

When night time appears

Hope is nearby-

It overcomes my fears.

Shadows on the wall,

Permeate my mind.

Eerie sounds are just creaks,

Reverberating the walls

Silence prevails.

Mary Bone, United States

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Encore

Every time I’m on the stage,

Numbness overcomes me.

Catcalls in the back,

Or loud noises

Render me-

Enveloped and speechless.

Mary Bone, United States

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Thunder

The light fades and

Hundreds of birds seeking shelter

Under leaves and branches

Nature seems frozen in time

Dark and leaden clouds send lightning from far

Endless rain lets

Rivers rise and flood

Gert Knop, Germany

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Compassion

Considering the pain

Others may endure

My mind and heart cannot again

Pretend it doesn’t matter.

Against the wrong 

Standing strong

Speaking for the other

I offer self - I’ll not condone

 One attack against another.

 No one stands alone.

 Debbie Felio, United States

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Sanctuary

Somewhere safe

Accepting of all

None turned away
Care is the call
Theology is love
Understanding the fear
All could be lost
Regardless how dear.
Your brother, your sister, your neighbors are here.

Debbie Felio, United States

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Butterfly

Better to be a butterfly

Under a blue sky

Than to be a mole

That lives underground

Eating grubs and worms

Rather than luscious pollen 

Favored by hummingbirds

Loved by butterflies

Yummy!  Yummy!

Elizabeth Howard, United States

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Spring Snow

Silent

Prayers

Ring

Inspire

New

Growth

Still

Nights

Of

White

Kelley White, United States

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Luscious 

Love;

Unending.

Scintillating;

Crystalline;

Intrepid.

Overflows;

Unfeigned,

Subjugates.

Dr. Upma A. Sharma, India

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Sumitra

Saying that invisible and unseen is God,

Ultra divine powers I saw in my mother's lap,

Mannequins could turn alive with her one touch,

Inspiring and motivating is her immense love,

Tolerance and patience is she embellished with,

Reminisce the times she nurtured me in affection,

Admire His blessings for me on this earth !!

*Sumitra is my loving mother's first name, God bless her. 

Dr. Upma A. Sharma, India

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Tulips

Tulips on an April morning . . .

Unrivaled display of spring blooms

Little turbans topping tall stems

In the park, a sight to behold

People pausing in the moment

Scent mingling with the morning air.

Mary Gunn, Ireland

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Betrayal

By sole reference to self

Every senseless sense in my soul

Tells me to surrender them

Relocate them

Aid them out of this land

Years of their polite possessions

And loyal longings, by self

Love, I dispatch them.

Denis Barasa, Kenya

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