Writing Prompt
POEM STARTER
Write a simple rhyming poem about starting something new.
Whether it be a job, relationship, or even another poem, consider how rhyme can bolster your poem’s intentions.
Writings
A Year and One Day
A year
I can’t believe it
A cheer
for this bit
You all are so sweet
It is inspiring
You can’t be beat
It is why I am aspiring
to be the best
that I can be
in this quest
of writing glee
A year and one day
no end in sight
I’m here to stay
especially late at night
———
(Thank you so much! You all are so kind on my year post! I love you all ♥️)...
Anew
You were such
a little guy,
with such a
big strong cry.
I held you close
in just one hand.
Everything else
just fell like sand.
I fed you as your
mother healed.
I couldn’t believe
that this was real.
You slept so sweetly
in my arms.
I knew I’d always
keep you from harm.
Your mom and I
had tried for years.
And there you were,
I choked back tears.
I knew right then,
the Father’s...
Something New
Overwhelming, frightening, anxious, scared come to mind when taking on something new,
A fear of the unknown is what holds me back instead of closing my eyes and walking straight through,
So many opportunity waisted when something better is sitting on the other side
But we’d rather stay comfortable in our hell, where were happy to settle and hide...
Throwing
Throwing on a wheel is a new adventure for me
A meditative process
Take a chunk of clay what do I see?
Throwing myself out there shivering and uneasy
A new feeling
Dealing with insecurity doubt and my stomach feeling queasy
Throwing myself into social situations was always so hard
A nervous time
But I’ve reawakened and I’m dropping my guard
Throwing myself in a brand new world
An exercise in br...
I Left A Candle Burning
I left a candle burning
Maybe it will burn down to nothing
Or maybe it will light a curtain ablaze
Starting with the living room then creeping it’s way into our bed
Lighting the sheets on fire
Then our skin
Seep into our veins
Warming our blood until it bursts on the floor
Melting the walls, collapsing the roof
Breaking every object we thought was important
Forcing us to start anew...