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#166684 03/10/2007 1:53 PM
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In Acrostic poems, the first letters of each line are aligned vertically to form a word. The word often is the subject of the poem.


In this game, an acrostic poem is formed. The next player selects a word from the poem and crafts the next acrostic poem. Easy peasy.

sleeping
limbs
unfettered
mind
blurring
empty
reality

consuelo #166685 03/10/2007 7:23 PM
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Love
Intermingled
Minds
Bodies
Selves

Jackie #166695 03/11/2007 11:32 AM
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Too tempting

S eparate
E gos
L ove
v erbal
E xchange
S upranationally

Last edited by BranShea; 03/11/2007 11:34 AM.
BranShea #166711 03/11/2007 8:35 PM
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old hand
old hand
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Verbose
Eloquent
Rambunctious
Banter
Artful
Language

olly #166737 03/12/2007 7:23 PM
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addict
addict
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V ocal
E xcessive
R ambling
B labbing
O verdone
S pouting
E ffusive


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Aramis #166755 03/13/2007 11:09 AM
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Roaming
About
Meandering
Blithely
Like
Innocent
Nocturnal
Ghosts

consuelo #166757 03/13/2007 11:54 AM
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L engthy
O verdone
N ever-ending
G reatly exaggerated and taken beyond the point of tolerance or mere reason


"I am certain there is too much certainty in the world" -Michael Crichton
ParkinT #166770 03/13/2007 2:32 PM
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Pooh-Bah
Pooh-Bah
Offline
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Grievances
Hanging
Onto
Sloughed
Temporal
Shell

ParkinT #166777 03/13/2007 6:28 PM
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addict
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Where did LONG come from?

Aramis #166780 03/13/2007 6:54 PM
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LongitudeT

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Sheltering
home
Encloses
Life
Lasting

BranShea #166785 03/13/2007 7:56 PM
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I really like that one!!


"I am certain there is too much certainty in the world" -Michael Crichton
Aramis #166793 03/14/2007 1:09 PM
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Originally Posted By: Aramis
Where did LONG come from?

I wanted to play the game but, also, break bend the rules!


"I am certain there is too much certainty in the world" -Michael Crichton
ParkinT #167279 03/31/2007 11:43 PM
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Lingering
And
Still
Turning
In
Neverending
Gyres

consuelo #167280 04/01/2007 3:21 AM
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journeyman
journeyman
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Gently
Yearning,
Reaching
Ever
Skyward

Last edited by pennyless; 04/01/2007 3:22 AM.
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Endless
Vital
Earthly
Reincarnations

Last edited by Owlbow; 04/02/2007 5:21 PM.

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