Patience Moves Stones Before, Mountains Afterwards

My first attempt of acrostic

Pay attention to the meek,

Tides that come are tides that go.

Endless are man’s lamentations,

Celebrate each day you live.

 

Monuments are built and fall,

Vessels often lose their way.

Stars can change their place in time,

One way signs can be a trick.

 

Estimate your real speed,

Between two extremes choose none.

Forget if you can’t forgive,

Repress anger if they laugh.

 

Morals change, but man’s the same,

Understand what’s your own charge.

Tame yourself before demanding,

Instead dreaming try to sleep.

Author's Note

this is my first acrostic, I know it is not perfect, be patient with me :) Usually, in order to convey longer messages different authors used the first syllable in each line, this is a little unconventional, you can say the message is not so obvious, but so are different wise statements...sometimes people write unconventional acrostics.
Maybe next time I will try with the first syllable.

Reviews

[Marie]

It's not the usual way of an acrostic, but it's very well done.

[Cristina Moldoveanu]

I agree, more common are those with the first syllable in the message they convey.

[Cristina Moldoveanu]

But it is harder to make one with syllables :) Thanks Marie. Maybe one with the first letter and a short message would have been better. Anyway I am happy you liked it and I think that it is an acrostic, but not so classic.