Poetry Challenge—Introducing the Acrostic Form 3: The Calendar Acrostic

Sometimes writers used the months of the year to give them inspiration for verse. These calendar acrostics can use either an abbreviation of the month, or the full name:
 

JANuary makes all things new

FEBruary is when the work ensures

MARch is full of working cheer but by

APRil the loading seems quite drear

MAY brings cooler weather as autumn dies

JUNe heralds winter and the cold winds fly

JULy is a time for holidays, a mid-year break, exams

AUGust is the coldest part of every year

SEPtember sees schools resume and spring appear

OCTober and the time wears thin before

NOVember and university, senior school ends

DECember is upon us fast, Celebration as the year breathes its last.

Why don’t you give it a try? Try writing at least one calendar acrostic for each day of this week.

You can find out more about how to write acrostics from the following sites:

http://www.kathimitchell.com/poemtypes.html

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Acrostic

http://poetry.about.com/od/poeticforms/g/abecedarian.htm

http://classiclit.about.com/od/literaryterms/g/aa_abcedarianpo.htm

http://www.readwritethink.org/files/resources/interactives/acrostic/

http://grammar.about.com/od/ab/g/acrosticterm.htm

http://www.edu.pe.ca/stjean/playing%20with%20poetry/Hickey/acrostic.htm

http://www.poetry4kids.com/blog/lessons/how-to-write-an-acrostic-poem/