An arm and a Leg

-
An exotic holiday
Nice idea

Ample rest
Relaxation but
Melting currency

Awakened thoughts
Nagging worries
Dominated

A forturne spent

Lost years of
Earnings earned
Greeted with worry again


- written for Acrostic Only ;  Prompt 7

Meaning of the slang: A large amount of money; very expensive or costly.

Burnt Out

-
Bursts of anger
Under work pressure
Running out steam
Naively continuing
To slog

Outward healthy
Unhealthy inside
Times of distress


- written for Acrostic Only ;  Prompt 3

Go Bananas

-
Goofing away
Orbiting around

Bumping into
A store
Noisily, evoking
Angry stares
Nonsensically he sang
After
Sweeping lottery away


- written for Acrostic Only ;  Prompt 5

Meaning of 'Go Bananas' : To be irrational and wild; to lose control

Airhead

-
Amateurish pranks
Insignificant rants
Rolling eyes
Hovering cries
Enlightened never
Airy cravings
Drool all over


- written for Acrostic Only ; Prompt 6

Meaning of Airhead: Someone who isn't very smart; a stupid person.

Gumshoe

-
Gun in hand
Untwining puzzles
Meticulously investigates scene
Solving crooked crimes
Hooking the guilty
Omnipresence felt everywhere
Ensnaring with suspense


- written for Acrostic Only ; Prompt 8

Meaning of Gumshoe:  A detective or private investigator



Note: The April months' acrostics are all English slangs and usages many of which I wasnt aware of the meaning..These acrostics are really fun to write though I havent been able to do many. This month and probably the next I might not be so regular here, have been very time-tight lately:(

World Economy

-
Welding nations around globe
Objective being price stability
Raising standards of living
Lowering poverty, increasing prosperity
Developing nations growing fast

Emerging markets bring opportunity
Creating jobs and money
Optimal usage of resources
Net incomes spirally increase
Of common man, with
Many needs getting satisfied
Yielding a secure livelihood


-written for Acrostic Only ; Prompt 10

Police Brutality

-
Punishing innocent people
Optimised power misuse
Liberty unlawfully thrusted
Increasing criminal activities
Corrupted officials who
Encourage other sinners

Bribes taken regularly
Ragging impoverished folks
Unilaterally tuned mindset
Terror to everyone
Abrasion of ethics
Lies tarnishing uniform
Indictment is required
They should be
Yelled proper punishment


- written for Acrostic Only ; Prompt 4

Technology

-
Time saving techniques rule
Emerged out of necessity
Connecting people around globe
Hoisting more accurate results
Nowadays taken for granted
Obedient machines perform tasks
Living made easy, but
Only when used intelligently
Gain is ensured; today's
Youth admire its potential

 
-written for Acrostic Only ; Prompt 7

Suicide bombers

-
Skeptical group of people
Uneducated in moral ethics
Inspired by wrong notions
Cruelty in worst form
Innocent people brutally murdered
Desecrating faiths, their aim
Encouraging hatred amongst men

Bloodshed created without remorse
Obscured-minded men are lured
Mentored to breed terror
Bombs twiddled like toys
Envisioning salvation for sacrifice
Religions of all preach
Serenity; they never realise


- written for Acrostic Only ; Prompt 5

Neglected Elders

-
Not even a letter
Echo from the children
Grey with worry parents
Live without support or
Ease, abandoned by all
Comfort they had sacrificed
To provide and give
Everything their kids required
Desperately they now survive

Eagerly awaiting better times
Languishing sadly in despondent
Domains, weak and ailing
Envisioning the good days
Reasoning what went wrong
Sleeping in painful solitude


- written for Acrostic Only ; Prompt 12

Inhumanity

-
Innumerous calamities strike hard
Natural and unnatural ones
Hundreds of lives perish
Under cruel human nature
Money counts more than
An innocent child surviving
Nefarious activites victimize women
Infants burned to death
Turning a blind eye
Yesterday ignored, laughed away


- written for Acrostic Only ; Prompt 9

Child Abuse

-
Chided for being childish
Holed up in darkness
Innocent little kids are
Lashed, forced to obey
Dread filled with blood

Anger, violence of grown-ups
Borne with subdued fear
Unseen tragedies often heard
Silently kept under wraps
Echo voices! save lives


- written for Acrostic Only ; Prompt 2

Speaking Out

-
Silence is'nt a
Permanent solution, so
Energize mind to
Abandon unnecessary fears
Key success by
Igniting your liberty
Nail down oppression
Grab opportunities head-on

Optimize your right
Untwine the hesitation
Trigger out words


-written for Acrostic Only ; Prompt 1

Domestic Violence

-
Dreams completely shattered
Of newly-wed souls
Modesty outrageously ruined
Entering inevitable death-trap
Suffer in silence
Tormented, wounded, perverted
Injustice ruling large
Caged for life

Vainly attempting to
Improve their condition
Onward journey covered
Lousily with forfeit
Envisioned life, broken
Nagging lies, pierce
Caress the depressed
Empathize and support


-written for Acrostic Only ; Prompt 3

My Survival

-
Mysterious world I entered
Young, naive and innocent

Scores of obstacles lay
Ushering me to tackle
Racing made me stumble
Viciously hurt and teary-eyed
Indignated, I continued striving
Vigorously winning and losing
Axing along still aspiring
Living life, conquering dreams


- written for Acrostic Only ; Prompt 11

NEW DAWN

-
Nascent stage begins anew
Emerging from its shell
With energy and vigour

Dismissing all fallen thoughts
Aspiring for achievements henceforth
With this beginning, a
New life shines bright
 
 
- written for Acrostic Only ; Prompt 12


Note: For the February prompts, every acro needs to contain four (4) words per line.

UNITED NATIONS

-

United stand taken by
Nations of the world
Instigated the creation of
This organisation to seek
Emergence of peace and
Dole security where necessary

Need for development not
Achieved completely due to
Testing times and inefficiency
Increased cooperation is required
Of all member states
New policies should generate
Safer abodes to live
 
 
- written for Acrostic Only; Prompt 6

RAINBOWS

-
Rays of seven colours
Aspire all to fulfill
Innermost of desires that
Nurture within the self
Bestows happiness and prosperity
Omnious thoughts vanish upon
Wishfully sighting a rainbow
Shining through one's life


-written for Acrostic Only; Prompt 10 

DIVIDED WE FALL

-
Different destinations they took
Insisting to outwit others
Venting their anger throughout
Ignoring all support given
Desperate for fame, integrity
Easily they threw away
Danger lurked in corners

Wading through the dark
Ended their joyous days

Fell down they, hard
Amongst kins had they
Leaned, blissfully secure their
Life would have been
 
 
- written for Acrostic Only ; Prompt 7

TOGETHER WE STAND

-
Treading long thorny paths
Only possible, when we
Go hand in hand
Eager to help others
Till the road ends
Have trust, understand that
Encouragement is a must
Reason out your fears

When we work united
Even nature's fury can

Surely be mitigated, so
Try to forget grudges
Alienate away bad thoughts
Navigate every heart to
Drive towards victory, together

 
-written for Acrostic Only ; Prompt 8