ANZAC DAY (an Acrostic poem)

Tomorrow 25 April is Anzac Day in NZ, a public holiday. Anzac Day was originally devised to honour the members of the Australian and New Zealand Army Corps (ANZAC) who served in the Gallipoli campaign, their first engagement in the First World War (1914–1918). https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Anzac_Day You acrostic poem Anzac Day Copilot Certainly! Here’s an acrostic…

Chat-GPT (an Acrostic poem)

Chat-GPT (an Acrostic poem) Cleverly weaving words, you come alive, Hidden in the digital realm, you thrive, Artificial intelligence, a wondrous feat, Transforming text into thoughts so sweet. Generating prose with binary grace, Poised to engage, in this virtual space, The keystrokes dance, a symphony of code, A poetic fusion where ideas explode.   Created…

Faulty Tower Insurance (Acrostic poem)

New Zealand early last year starting at the end of January had a number of storms, including cyclone Gabrielle. Original creation by Copilot (uses Chat-GPT). See: https://aaamazingphoenix.wordpress.com/2024/04/04/have-you-tried-chat-gpt-copilot-with-bing-in-the-chrome-browser/ https://copilot.microsoft.com/ Copilot for Microsoft 365 – Learn How to Use Copilot https://aaamazingphoenix.wordpress.com/tag/chat-gpt/ You acrostic poem faulty tower insurance Copilot Certainly! Here’s an acrostic poem for “Faulty Tower Insurance”:…

Sharemarket crash 2024 (acrostic poem)

Maybe change line 5 to: Equities fall, hearts may deform. What do you think? Original creation by Copilot (uses Chat-GPT). See: https://aaamazingphoenix.wordpress.com/2024/04/04/have-you-tried-chat-gpt-copilot-with-bing-in-the-chrome-browser/ https://copilot.microsoft.com/ Copilot for Microsoft 365 – Learn How to Use Copilot https://aaamazingphoenix.wordpress.com/tag/chat-gpt/ You acrostic poem “Sharemarket crash” 2024 Copilot Certainly! Here’s an acrostic poem for “Sharemarket crash” in the context of 2024: Stocks…

Have you tried [Chat-GPT] Copilot with Bing in the Chrome Browser?

Chrome Copilot Clever companion, code-woven and bright, Helping hands guide, day and night. Responsive whispers, algorithms ignite, Onward we journey, in digital flight. Master of searches, answers alight, Eager to assist, with every keystroke. I tried Copilot with Bing in the Chrome browser for the first time yesterday (free extension). The above poem was the…

Remember Random Acts of Kindness Day on 17 February

Random Acts of Kindness Day is just over a week away! The middle square in the bottom table is: For Random Acts of Kindness Day on 17 February, here are two tips from me: Be careful if you are thinking of going on a Princess cruise. Do not pay it forward like Princess did to…

Plan for Random Acts of Kindness Day on 17 February

You may like to use this card: Maybe don’t wait until the Random Act of Kindness day? The table was modified from: 35 Random Acts of Kindness Calendar (Free Printable) We have also added numbering just in case you want a true random Act of Kindness: To use this table use two dice: Throw the…

Speed Kills (an acrostic)

Speed Kills Speed will kill in ’24 Police will wage their own war Exceed limit fine ask for Expect fools safety adore Do not drive foot to the floor ~ Keep to the speeds set by law I hope toll less than before Liquor, drugs, phones add to score Last year’s toll down thirty four…

Merry Christmas and Happy New Year~ an acrostic

I hope you had a Merry Christmas and will have a Happy New Year. All the best for 2024. Alan Meditate with Enthusiasm Respecting Reflecting on Your year ~ Clarify and Honour your Role In this life Sparkle bright. Twinkle like the star you are. Mighty in your special ways Affirming your Speciality each and…

Jenny is Goneburgers tomorrow! #Transition

After resigning (and unresigning) twice from SIKA in NZ, Jenny is finally retiring tomorrow! Maybe the third  E should be Entertain and cuddle Alan! ____________________ Jenny is Goneburgers Tomorrow! Retirement Welcome to the world Of waking up late Being disoriented And forgetting the date Get into the habit Of having lots of fun Not being…

10 Green Bottles. Today’s prompts for 21 April 2022: GREEN & LOCKED

Lockdown (an acrostic) Locked down nation Open vaccination Cancel vacation Keep limitation Domestic education Odd organisation Work domestication New normalisation Locked down nation Open vaccination Cancel vacation Keep limitation End congregation Doomed sales generation Unsure duration Political obfuscation Alan Grace 20 April 2022 For my other acrostics see: https://aaamazingphoenix.wordpress.com/?s=acrostic My poem was inspired by the…

COVID Odyssey: Matariki, Maori New Year ~ New Dawning

COVID Matariki Matariki day morning Sun and the new year dawning An R-zero of six May I throw in the mix Six times more passings mourning Alan Grace 17 July 2020 Many in New Zealand are currently celebrating Matariki, the Maori New Year. See: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Matariki https://www.kiwifamilies.co.nz/articles/matariki-maori-new-year/ https://www.tepapa.govt.nz/discover-collections/read-watch-play/maori/matariki-maori-new-year/what-matariki Sadly no-one from New Zealand appears to have…

Coronavirus. An Acrostic.

Originally posted on Paintings and poetry.:
This curs-ed plague, that sweeps the earth Pushing fear before Plucking souls in random picks With constant greed for more There are empty streets in Bejing Milan is closing down The world is wearing face masks As God sends in the clowns Armageddon beckons Scream headlines in the mail…

G L E N – R. I. P. (acrostics); Post 666

Originally posted on Share Your Best Posts:
G L E N  R. I. P. Glen though you are here no longer Left bereft deft end cleft sore heart E’er to cope fear heft grow stronger Ne’er hope dear memories depart Rest Glen best men young should not die In peace rest pray guests may walk…

Do you have any interest in Daily prompts? An Acrostic

On May 24, WordPress announced that new Daily Prompts would cease at the end of the month 😦 See: https://dailypost.wordpress.com/2018/05/24/to-the-daily-post-community-thank-you/ Almost 500 comments were received expressing concern/ disappointment before comments were closed 😦 You may like to read the comments on the right of the post: https://dailypost.wordpress.com/2018/05/24/to-the-daily-post-community-thank-you/?_=1538511459262#comments You may like to look at my (recycled)…

9-11 (an acrostic)

9-11 (an acrostic) Up there so many souls sent to heaven No fear tomorrow whole sorrow deaden In total reduction Twin tower destruction E‘er remember September 11 Alan Grace 11 September 2018 Previous version below. Which version do you prefer? 9-11 Ever so many souls sent to heaven Never tomorrow whole sorrow deaden Twin tower…

The guest

The guest Unimpressed wild west guest Depressed in WordPress nest Confessed it’s true Stressed more with new Next best prompts dispossesed Alan Grace 12 July 2018 P.S. I live in west Auckland, New Zealand. Jul 12 Guest I recycle 2016 Daily Word Prompts   The Spider and the Fly “Will you walk into my parlour?”…

The aardvark (an acrostic)

The aardvark An aardvark is a funny creature Always with many a strange feature Really Dreary Very Awkwardly scary Rightly these [ant] [s]layers do not neglect Kindly treat baby [ants] pray with respect Alan Grace 6 July 2018 Jul 5 Layers I recycle 2016 Daily Word Prompts Also see: https://www.poetrysoup.com/poems/best/aardvark  

WordPress journey (2 acrostics)

WordPress journey False darkness dramatic depth crisis Admire autonomy burn guest cowardice Carefree desert island journey drive east Elusive frail glass clock forbidden feast Unpredictable punishment unstoppable wind storm Pleasure sanctuary slowly nightmare layers form Alan Grace 2 July 2018 I recycle 2016 Daily Word Prompts It is now over a month since WordPress stopped…

Every day (an acrostic)

Every day (an acrostic)   Every day we wish prompts had not gone away Always we still want them to stay Today we miss them so why did they go away   How we wish we had a place to play Up in the attic we want to hide away Monthly, prompts are not what…

Jun 29 Prompt: Tourist. Why is the city tourist angry? (an Acrostic)

Please write your own post with this prompt Jun 29 Tourist (usual way) so that your followers (and us) can share posts 🙂 It is almost a month since WordPress stopped new Daily Prompts. Please see: Open letter to Ben Huberman (WordPress): Demise of Daily Prompts Aimless? Challenge (limit: about 100 words): Write your own short…

Vanishing point [aka Hell’s front lines](an acrostic)

Vanishing point [aka Hell’s front lines] Parallel lines meet in Hell Alarm bell may be bomb shell Raising hell vilely as well A death yell high decibel Lines like l’s we pray foretell Like Hell’s l’s seem parallel Every spell the death knell Liberty bell fare thee well Alan Grace 20 April 2018 daily prompt:…

I resign (an acrostic)

Daily prompt: Imagination Optional last line: No workstation just imagination Which last line do you prefer?

Where’s the Reblog button? (an Acrostic)

Daily prompt: Compromise See: https://aaamazingphoenix.wordpress.com/tag/reblog/ Another email sent today to WordPress Support about the disappearance of the Reblog button. No reply from the ‘Happiness Engineers’ to my first email 😦

L O V E   P O E M S

L O V E  P O E M S Love-crafted heartlines Over lives heartfelt Very strong feelings Endure all our life Patinaed with age Old and well time-worn Endearing heart words Memories cross time Sweet love poems teen-versed Alan Grace 5 December 2017

A problematic maths exam

A problematic maths exam Sitting silent I clutch at straws Bad math error draws no applause There’s no suggestion To make good question