Notes on Polyacrostic Palimpsests
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Acrostic : Verse in which certain letters form a word or message
Polyacrostic : Several acrostics within the same composition ;
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Acrostics to be found below :
Patrick Carrale present four times
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Palimpsest : A manuscript on which more than one text is written
with earlier writing, or one level of meaning, partially visible.
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The text appears twice here :.
I : plain text - in black
II: Complete acrostic palimpsests highlighted
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Platitudes Refused
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Platitudes are proffered where they please
And even where anathama as well
To bestow trite title, - few truth tell –
Refused where true respect feels ill at ease.
In writing in this princely style, no knees
Conscience cracks as chalk's not cheese to swell
King and khan or knight. Know most are shell
Clad in courage claimed, create false frieze.
As you alone the answers have, I seize
Real reverence, rely on no crude spell
Rewritten and pretend true rings. A knell
Awaits he who, flattering, gleans fees.
Llama coats can last, though only you
Enjoy the duffle which warms greatly too !
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Platitudes Refused
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Platitudesareprofferedwheretheyplease
Andevenwhereanathamaaswell
Tobestowtritetitlefewtruthtell
Refusedwheretruerespectfeelsillatease
Inwritinginthisprincelystylenoknees
Consciencecracksaschalksnotcheesetoswell
Kingandkhanorknightknowmostareshell
Cladincourageclaimedcreatefalsefrieze
AsyoualonetheanswershaveIseize
Realreverencerelyonnocrudespell
Rewrittenandpretendtrueringsaknell
Awaitshewhoflatteringgleansfees
Llamacoatscanlastthoughonlyyou
Enjoythedufflewhichwarmsgreatlytoo
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© Jonathan Robin – Polyacrostic sonnet written 2 January 1992
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