FIRST LETTER BOLD & BRAVE
(Alphabetical Acrostic Poems on Emotions)
By
Donald Ray
Copyright 2014 Donald Ray
Cover Design by Laura Shinn Designs
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Dedication
To my daughters, Haley and Emily
To my friend Deb, who chose these emotions, and to her children,
Daniel, Anissa, and Elizabeth
TABLE OF CONTENTS
ANGER
BRAVERY
CLARITY
DEVOTED
EAGER
FAITH
GLADNESS
HOPEFUL
INLOVE
JUMPY
KINDNESS
LONELINESS
MANIC
NAUGHTY
OBSESS
PEACE
QUESTIONING
ROMANTIC
SADNESS
THANKSGIVING
UNIQUENESS
VANITY
WONDER
YIELDED
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ANGER
Arrow of hate shot at the foe.
Not suffering this fool at all!
Guts vised into granite.
Eventually, I realize hate rights no wrongs.
Regretting the hurts on both sides.
BRAVERY
Beating hard, my heart
Rapid gasps of breath
Apt to be mortally hurt
Very close to death am I.
Enemies surround me.
Running away from danger is my safest bet
Yet I stay to do my duty and stand firm
CLARITY
Concrete facts that have
Lost the fuzz that clouds
All of
Reality. Did
I grasp the
Truth?
Yes!
DEVOTED
Death,
Even unto death, I
Vow to
Offer all I have to give
To God, country, family.
Eternal love I
Do bestow.
EAGER
Experiencing great
Anticipation. Let’s
Go, let’s go!
Expressing a yen to proceed
Rapidly!
FAITH
(A paraphrase pf Hebrews 11:1)
From God’s Word, this is
A proving of what is
Invisible,
The substance of things
Hoped for.
GLADNESS
Gracefully
Leaping and laughing,
A lovely
Dancer named Anissa
Neatly
Expresses a
Sublime,
Sunny satisfaction.
HOPEFUL
Holding and
Owning in your heart the
Possibility of a longed-for
Event.
Forecasting the
Ultimate fulfillment of
Love.
IN LOVE
Incredible that in the
Nearness of you
Lungs labor for breath.
One glimpse of you and my heart careens.
Very center of my
Existence you enflesh.
JUMPY
Jangled nerves;
Upset stomach with flutterbies,
Mount those bars, Elizabeth!
Pirouetting smartly and THEN –
YES! Nailed the dismount!
KINDNESS
Kissing the ravaged cheek of a leper in
India, Mother Theresa embodies the
Nature of our
Divine Savior, Jesus. Doing good to the
Neediest of our brothers
Evidences a
Sincere
Solicitude.
LONELINESS
Lost everyone.
Only I remain.
Nobody around to fill my
Emptiness. I’m
Lost
Inside.
No one in my heart to
Ease my
Sadness. I’m
So utterly alone.
MANIC
Madly careening
Around and
Not looking as thoughts race
Inside your head. Hey! Watch out!
Crash!
NAUGHTY
Not doing mischief just for the sake of it.
All she can see is a chance to have fun.
Undermining life's dullness
Grabbing an opportunity for joy. She can't
Help herself. She clutches then
Tosses her pet.
Yeeowwr! The cat's had enough, Elizabeth!