2021 April PAD Challenge: Day 25
Write a poem every day of April with the 2021 April Poem-A-Day Challenge. For today’s prompt, write a thought poem.
If you want something fun to keep you occupied in May, check out my list of more than 160 poetic forms. Each form includes guidelines and an example poem to show how the form works!
For today's prompt, write a thought poem. Of course, my first thought (maybe like yours) is, "Aren't all poems thought poems?" Well, I guess, but I'm thinking of a poem that captures a thought or random ramblings running 'round your cranium. It doesn't have to be a rambling poem, but that's one thing. Another possibility is having two people share their thoughts with each other and/or NOT share them. Think about it a moment and then unleash your thought poem.
Remember: These prompts are springboards to creativity. Use them to expand your possibilities, not limit them.
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Here’s my attempt at a Thought Poem:
"everything that could go wrong (& how to fix it)"
broken bones missed deadlines heartbreaks heart aches
stubbed toes frost bite quicksand jokes at my expense
headaches fevers mean words & i thought of all the ways
there were to die & the certainty i would someday be dead
& decided i want to live knowing death always prevails
anyway & for a moment i felt brave just to catch my breath
Robert Lee Brewer is Senior Editor of Writer's Digest, which includes managing the content on WritersDigest.com and programming virtual conferences. He's the author of 40 Plot Twist Prompts for Writers: Writing Ideas for Bending Stories in New Directions, The Complete Guide of Poetic Forms: 100+ Poetic Form Definitions and Examples for Poets, Poem-a-Day: 365 Poetry Writing Prompts for a Year of Poeming, and more. Also, he's the editor of Writer's Market, Poet's Market, and Guide to Literary Agents. Follow him on Twitter @robertleebrewer.
