ADVENT ALPHABET

Christmas is a fun time to use a variety of poetry styles I've chosen this one as an Alphabet Acrostic.

ADVENT ALPHABET

A--Angels announced Christ

B--Bethlehem birthed Him

C--Children surrounded Him

D--Demons denied Him

E--Elegance eluded Him

F--Friends fought for Him

G--Gold was given Him

H--Herod plotted to kill Him

I--Love sent him to earth

M--Mary swaddled Him

N--Numerous fisherman followed him

O--On Calvary's Cross He died

P--Prophets predicted Him

Q-- Queens gossiped about him

R--Religious pharisees fought him

S--Shepherds searched for him

T--The Star shone above him

U--Untold Centuries cradled him

V--Virgin Mary mothered him

W--Wise Men gifted Him

X--Extremists murdered him

Y--YOU--what will you do with CHRIST?

2015 by Douglas Raymond Rose

Member Academy of American Poets

Author's Note

MERRY CHRISTMAS AND HAPPY NEW YEAR TO ALL YOU WONDERFUL WRITERS.

Reviews

[CH Archive]

Although, thematically, this isn't really the type of poetry I go for, I think you've done a very good job. I imagine coming up with Z would be very difficult haha