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Wildlife – Your Weekly Poetry Prompt 6/18/2021

No matter how concrete our surroundings, there is still wildlife to encounter. Write a poem that helps your reader encounter wildlife the same way you do.

Birds at a canal
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Posted byVos - Poetry and ProseJune 18, 2021June 7, 2021Posted inPoetry PromptsTags:Poetry, Poetry Prompt, Writing Muse4 Comments on Wildlife – Your Weekly Poetry Prompt 6/18/2021

Contrast – Your Weekly Poetry Prompt 6/11/2021

Poetry is known for its imagery. Pictures can show stark contrasts between two things.
Write a poem about two contrasting things and see if you can blend them with your imagery.

Soldier on tank in front of McDonalds
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Posted byVos - Poetry and ProseJune 11, 2021June 11, 2021Posted inPoetry PromptsTags:Poetry, Poetry Prompt, Writing Muse6 Comments on Contrast – Your Weekly Poetry Prompt 6/11/2021

Choosing – Your Weekly Poetry Prompt 6/4/2021

We choose every day, whether it is conscious or not.
Write about choosing, or choices, or consequences (or all of those).

Variety of ice cream flavors on cones
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Posted byVos - Poetry and ProseJune 4, 2021May 28, 2021Posted inPoetry PromptsTags:Poetry, Poetry Prompt, Writing Muse4 Comments on Choosing – Your Weekly Poetry Prompt 6/4/2021

Maintenance – Your Weekly Poetry Prompt 5/28/2021

We live in a world of constant maintenance.
Write a maintenance poem of your own: The things you maintain, the things you neglect, the unseen things in need.

Woman holding a wrench in her mouth
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Posted byVos - Poetry and ProseMay 28, 2021May 8, 2021Posted inPoetry PromptsTags:Poetry, Poetry Prompt, Writing Muse4 Comments on Maintenance – Your Weekly Poetry Prompt 5/28/2021

Comfort – Your Weekly Poetry Prompt 5/21/2021

Being comfortable can be a luxury or a compromise.
Write a poem about comfort however it shows up for you.

Feet swaying in a hammock
Photo by Mateusz Dach on Pexels.com
Posted byVos - Poetry and ProseMay 21, 2021April 23, 2021Posted inPoetry PromptsTags:Poetry, Poetry Prompt, Writing Muse4 Comments on Comfort – Your Weekly Poetry Prompt 5/21/2021

Audience – Your Weekly Poetry Prompt 5/14/2021

There is a subtle difference between what draws and audience and what draws a crowd. Write a poem about either or both, or whatever the word audience brings to mind.

Crowded audience
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Posted byVos - Poetry and ProseMay 14, 2021April 17, 2021Posted inPoetry PromptsTags:Poetry, Poetry Prompt, Writing Muse4 Comments on Audience – Your Weekly Poetry Prompt 5/14/2021

Mom – Your Weekly Poetry Prompt 5/7/2021

  • Mother’s day is Sunday, seems like a good time for a Mom poem.

Posted byVos - Poetry and ProseMay 7, 2021February 15, 2021Posted inPoetry PromptsTags:Poetry, Poetry Prompt, Writing Muse4 Comments on Mom – Your Weekly Poetry Prompt 5/7/2021

Nagging Thoughts – Your Weekly Poetry Prompt 4/30/2021

Do things ever tug at the back of your mind, pulling you back awake as you drift toward sleep?

Write a poem about the thoughts that just can’t be tamed and won’t go away.

Face covered by pillow.
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Posted byVos - Poetry and ProseApril 30, 2021April 16, 2021Posted inPoetry PromptsTags:Poetry, Poetry Prompt, Writing Muse4 Comments on Nagging Thoughts – Your Weekly Poetry Prompt 4/30/2021

Gifts – Your Weekly Poetry Prompt 4/23/2021

We give and receive so many gifts each day.
Write a poem about whatever the word, gifts, brings to your mind.

Groot receives a gift.
Photo by Erik Mclean on Pexels.com
Posted byVos - Poetry and ProseApril 23, 2021April 9, 2021Posted inPoetry PromptsTags:Poetry, Poetry Prompt, Writing Muse4 Comments on Gifts – Your Weekly Poetry Prompt 4/23/2021

Planting the Seed – Your Weekly Poetry Prompt 4/16/2021

It’s spring time and the seeds are going in (or are about to).
Write a poem about planting a seed and explore what grows from it.

Seeds in a heart shaped tin
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Posted byVos - Poetry and ProseApril 16, 2021April 16, 2021Posted inPoetry PromptsTags:Poetry, Poetry Prompt, Writing Muse4 Comments on Planting the Seed – Your Weekly Poetry Prompt 4/16/2021

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