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This week let’s write a shadow poem. Last week’s “blood moon” was the product of a shadow, which is simply what happens when matter gets in the way of light but we humans have layered all sorts of negative connotations onto or into shadows yet there’s nothing more refreshing on a hot sunny day. Don’t … Continue reading
This week let’s write a relapse poem. We’ve all quit something for a while only to return to that something within weeks, days or hours. That something could be an addiction, a bad habit, even a person. Whatever’s drug you back in, post a poem about it in the comments below.
This week let’s write a poem with the words coat, explain and lock in it. This is another of those prompts where I randomly choose three words from a list of the top 1000 words in the English language plus a few of my favorites. Post your poems in the comments below. (It took a … Continue reading
This week let’s write a poem responding to the question “How do I love thee?” Of course, we won’t be able to surpass Elizabeth Barrett-Browning’s sonnet but we can still come up with something new before St. Valentine’s Day. And the “thee” in your poem could be anyone or anything. I’m stealing this prompt from … Continue reading
This week let’s write a poem about a winter storm. As I type this on a frigid Sunday night, freezing rain is pattering my windows and I’m hoping I won’t wake up to cold, powerless house. But there is sledding so slide your poem into the comments below.
Happy MLK Day to my fellow Americans! This week let’s write a poem with the words service, son and today in it. This is another of those prompts where I somewhat randomly choose three words from a list of the top 1000 words in the English language plus a few of my favorites. Post your … Continue reading
This week, let’s write a clairvoyant poem. Do you have ESP? Of course you don’t but it’s easy to imagine so let’s write about what you’d remote view and what you’d see. Post you precognition or retro in the comments below.
This week let’s write a chimney poem. Hang your best metaphors and similes with care in the hopes that some readers soon will be there. Then post your poem, covered with ashes and snow, right there, down in the comments below.
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