So the purpose of this blog is to be a space to practice creativity. I am currently using it as a place to record a single, unedited poem for each day in 2019. While I attempt to write everyday, I may not actually post daily. Instead, I will post poems as they are completed, but one for everyday of the year. Not sure I can make it, but we'll see. It's fun to try regardless :)

Sunday, March 24, 2019

Poem: March 24, 2019

50 Writing Prompts

Write a poem about...

  • ...a time you bought gum.
  • ...a community of boogers and scabs.
  • ...the sound of the rain filling up your basement.
  • ...a kitchen appliance that wants to be a tree.
  • ...the time you felt like stapling something.
  • ...the entire contents of your junk drawer in 3 words.
  • ...the moon, using only 1-syllable J-words.
  • ...how you feel when you are out of clean towels.
  • ...the many reasons today's music is stupid and boring.
  • ...a moment when your eye unexpectedly itched.
  • ...the many menacing shades of yellow.
  • ...ennui, but in a cheerful way.
  • ...the lesser known health benefits of cigarettes.
  • ...Easter, but don't mention Jesus or bunnies.
  • ...the intricacies of soap.
  • ...a conversation you've had about who's picking up the kids.
  • ...yesterday as if it was today.
  • ...what makes you the same as everybody else.
  • ...your most powerful lesson from your first week of life.
  • ...vegetable shortening.
  • ...the consequences of being such an awesome dancer.
  • ...Harry Potter, using only quotes from the second movie.
  • ...a mole you've recently noticed.
  • ...your least memorable yard work experience.
  • ...a dream you've had that included a monkey, a backpack, and a map.
  • ...telephones that will uplift the entirety of humanity.
  • ...a time you wrote a poem that was taken out of context and used against you.
  • ...the anxiety of adulthood in a way that appeals to children.
  • ...fidget spinners.
  • ...a tattoo you deeply regret in excruciating detail.
  • ...your top ten pogo stick anecdotes.
  • ...the time you came the closest to yelling, "Bingo!"
  • ...a box that isn't really a box because it's broken.
  • ...the beauty of Germanic languages, written entirely in French.
  • ...blood-born pathogens.
  • ...the last man on Earth's access to quality health care.
  • ...your password. Be sure to use lots of details!
  • ...the wetness of water.
  • ...your take on the last episode of Seinfeld.
  • ...someone you admire. Be as vague as possible.
  • ...the civility of apples.
  • ...something you've never experienced, but hope to one day. 
  • ...seven.
  • ...how you approach filing important papers.
  • ...why no one ever sends telegrams anymore.
  • ...a pamphlet you once saw.
  • ...your car in the voice of an owner's manual.
  • ...the duplicity of tube socks.
  • ...recycle Mondays.
  • ...the day after a coupon expires.

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