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    Acrostic Diagnostics
    Acrostic Diagnostics
    Acrostic Diagnostics
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    Acrostic Diagnostics

    By Alistair Frederick Smith

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    A collection of acrostic poetry by Irish poet Alistair Frederick Smith.
    LanguageEnglish
    PublisherLulu.com
    Release dateNov 13, 2019
    ISBN9781794742963
    Acrostic Diagnostics

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      Acrostic Diagnostics - Alistair Frederick Smith

      Acrostic Diagnostics

      ACROSTIC

      DIAGNOSTICS

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      A COLLECTION OF ACROSTIC POEMS BY ALISTAIR FREDERICK SMITH

      Introduction

      Hi and welcome to my second collection of poems to be published Acrostic Diagnostics.  This is a collection of acrostic poems so the title is in the poem, somewhere – you will need to look and find it out, it will be spelled out for you, mainly at the start of each line, but possibly in the middle of the poem, you will have to read the poem for a clue and then look for the title.  Some of the titles may be in Spanish but are written in English and some poems are in Spanish completely.  Mostly my poems are in English.

      Many of my friends, family and colleagues have provided me with words that they wanted to see written in this book, under each of these poems will feature their name and the rest are just of my own doing and creation.  Thank you for your contributions.

      Have fun reading and looking for the words spelt out, maybe you might want to try write some acrostic poems yourself after reading.

      Author and poet,

      Alistair Frederick Smith

      All rights to this work are reserved by the author.

      Dublin, Ireland, 2019

      Sericulture formed over time

      Intricate fabrics and weaves

      Larvae from insects its origins

      Knitted into soft materials

      For Fionn O’Shea

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