Wednesday Poetry Prompts: 630

For this week's prompt, write a break poem. This can be interpreted in a few different ways. First, you could write a poem about the act of breaking something, like a window or lamp or bread. Second, your poem could involve taking a break, like for lunch or vacation or other activity. Break the tension, break the silence, break the routine. Let's break some lines together.

Remember: These prompts are springboards to creativity. Use them to expand your possibilities, not limit them.

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Write a poem every single day of the year with Robert Lee Brewer's Poem-a-Day: 365 Poetry Writing Prompts for a Year of Poeming. After sharing more than a thousand prompts and prompting thousands of poems for more than a decade, Brewer picked 365 of his favorite poetry prompts here.

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“summer break,” by Robert Lee Brewer

i did not expect my heart to break,
but that's what happens every time
i think about the summer lake
upon which each morning did break
with words i wish that i could take
back because i lost our sweet rhyme
that prompted my poor heart to break,
but that's what happens every time.