Write down something to say with a glass held high in front of a gathering. Make if funny or make it serious, just be sure to make it your own. Rhythm is usually key to holding attention and brevity is always appreciated by parched lips and tired shoulders.

This is a different kind of toast but it came up on my picture search and I couldn’t resist (consider it an alternate muse if drinking isn’t your thing):

Time has a funny way of passing at different speeds, relative to your place in the universe and your state of mind.
Write about how time passes for you, or has passed, or will pass.
See if you can get your poem to read fast or slow based on your context (vary it if that fits).
Challenge yourself to show more than tell, avoid these more obvious words:

• Clock
• Seconds
• Minutes
• Hours

The word meditation usually brings a lot to mind.
See if the act of meditation brings a poem to mind. If not, what poems come to mind when thinking of meditation?
I look forward to your contemplations.

• It’s tough to step outside without encountering the weather.
• Spring is upon us so I thought the change in season may inspire some writing about the weather this weekend. Or maybe the recent snowstorms have already inspired something.
• For an added (optional) challenge, write your poem without using these more obvious words (this will help you show, not tell):
  • Rain
  • Clouds
  • Storm

• What do you have to lose?
• What do you hold on to?
• Write a poem about loss, or hanging on, or both.
• For an added (optional) challenge, write your poem without using these more obvious words (this will help you show, not tell):
  • Forever
  • Pain
  • Holding

• Write about your routines.
• Do they help or hinder?
• How routine are they?
• For an added (optional) challenge, write your poem without using these more obvious words (this will help you show, not tell):
  • Daily
  • Always
  • Regimen
  • Schedule

• Is safety a state of mind?
• What makes you feel safe?
• How do you know you ARE safe?
• For an added (optional) challenge, write your poem about feeling safe without using these more obvious words:
  • Secure
  • Locked
  • Danger
  • Scared

• Time to write about a little joy (or a lot!).
• For an added (optional) challenge, write your poem without using the following more obvious words:
  • glee
  • rapture
  • ecstasy
  • bliss
  • cheer
  • contentment
  • delight
  • elation

• Things we see coming end up in the rear view mirror so quickly.
• What will today look like tomorrow?
• What do rear view mirrors bring to your mind? I look forward to your contributions.
• For an added (optional) challenge, write your poem without using these more obvious words:
  • Reflection
  • Glass
  • Self
  • Shine

• We hear how productive teams can be but greater strength lies in communities.