Wednesday Poetry Prompts: 721
Every Wednesday, Robert Lee Brewer shares a prompt and an example poem to get things started for poets. This week, write an only one poem.
For this week's prompt, write an only one poem. My mind immediately jumps to only one more cookie...or Highlander's "There can only be one." Still, only one could relate to so many other people, places, and things. It could have good connotations...or bad...or undecided. You don't have to limit yourself to only one attempt on this prompt, but there may be only one subject or object (or theme) you'd like to take on. Have at it!
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 an Only One Poem:
“One Life,” by Robert Lee Brewer
I know I'm not the only one who feels this way,
and that I'm not the only one who wants to play.
Until the fire burns completely free from the sun,
I want to dance and sing in the interest of fun.
The world is filled with so many worries, I know,
but, for just a moment, I want to let them go
and bathe in a sea of ridiculous laughter
before returning to whatever's the matter.
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.
