Whenever my students are doing a bit of in-class writing, I beat boredom by taking a word or words from their textbook and making an acrostic. It's a fun way to squeeze a bit of writing into the day and I think I'll post a few results.
"The bird fights its way out of the egg. The egg is the world. Who would be born first must destroy a world. The bird flies to God. That God's name is Abraxas"