2014 November PAD Chapbook Challenge: Day 24
For today’s prompt, take the phrase “I’ll Be (blank),” replace the blank with a new word or phrase, make the new phrase the title of your poem, and then, write…
For today's prompt, take the phrase "I'll Be (blank)," replace the blank with a new word or phrase, make the new phrase the title of your poem, and then, write your poem. Possible titles include: "I'll Be Back," "I'll Be Late for Dinner," and "I'll Be a Monkey's Uncle."
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Here's my attempt at an I'll Be Blank poem:
"I'll Be a Poet"
and pull the stars from the sky
before turning them into elephants
stampeding through the suburbs
or perhaps I'll fall asleep & dream
of a house on fire covered in lightning
bugs that all ascend together
on cue & silently lift up through
the clouds that just as silently part
to reveal the fireflies as the stars
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