Wednesday Poetry Prompts: 643
Every Wednesday, Robert Lee Brewer shares a prompt and an example poem to get things started on the Poetic Asides blog. This week, write a lost moment poem.
For this week's prompt, write a lost moment poem. There are so many lost moments in our lives...times when we could've done something, fretted over what to do, and ultimately missed a chance to do anything. Or sprung into action without thinking and did the wrong thing. So for this one, think about those kind of moments and write a 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 Lost Moment Poem:
“on the phone,” by Robert Lee Brewer
we used to talk late every night,
but now there's not a lot to say,
because the words were never right
when we would talk late every night.
we'd dance around the things we might
want and feel in the light of day.
we used to talk late every night,
but now there's not a lot to say.
(Note on form: Per usual, I opted to write a triolet this week. If you're interested in perusing forms, here's a list of poetic forms to try.)
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.
