Writing Prompt
POEM STARTER
“Open skies beckon in something broader.”
Write a poem that begins with this line.
Writings
Let Me Have This
Open skies beckon in something broader
A universe beyond our atmosphere
Clear fields call out to something stronger
The land that we’ve betrayed with those buildings yonder
Oh what cries can be heard for the lust of adventure
What sounds echo loudly for the desire to wander
I am lost for a reason
I’ll be found when it’s time
For now I’m immersed in a world so divine
Don’t wake me up....
Fractal Fissures Of The Firmament
Open skies beckon in something broader.
Would that that pale Carolina blue
Would crack and tremble
Beyond the midday hue
And the clouds that daily assemble.
Open skies beckon in something broader.
A wide dark cut with the light from a billion stars…
This can’t be all there is.
World weary and sore like all these old scars…
Where somewhere, somewhere out there ideas still fizz.
Open skies beckon...
Take A Moment
Open skies beckon in something broader.
I can feel it as the wind whips past me.
This whispers, secrets and prayers it carries
weigh it down,
making it heavy and dense.
The grasses sway
and lay flat against the rich earth
in which it grows.
The creek burbles and glistens
in the golden hour light
that burns in the afternoon sky.
I breathe in tandem with the setting of the sun.
Arms stretched hig...
Shooting For The Clouds To Hit The Sky
Open skies beckon in something broader.
From the flat hills I stood on as a child
Bringing in wood for the winter,
There was a longing for the skies.
As avid as my aversion for chopping wood.
On a trip to town armed with enough coin,
Enough for milk from the farmer and stale bread.
On my trip home a machine caught my eye,
It had wings bird-like and glided through idle wind,
My heart jumped as d...
The Drive
Open skies beckon in something broader
Showcasing air that pushes its way into every corner of my lungs
Cool, fresh, light but filling
Bringing with it hope like waves of positivity radiating through my entire being
Natural light from the sun brightens the whitest of clouds some thick like strung cotton balls others airy as cotton candy but all glistening against a crystal blue sky
Smoky gray mou...
What's out there?
Open skies beckon in something broader
I'd rather be safe than be someone's fodder
But I'll work hard and put myself out there
Let those who need them use my words
To heal and grow and know it's possible
Cloudy and gray puts me in a haze
And I lose count of all the days
I sit here in silence not making a sound
Just dragging along on repeat
While others succeed and fly
But since open skies beckon...
Dark Skies
Open skies beckon in something broader,
When the moon sings out my name,
A smile touches my tear streaked face,
But even the stars don’t distract from the darkness
Don’t remind me that the sun will rise,
When I can finally see the moon,
I know clouds don’t last forever,
But that doesn’t mean I didn’t get lost in the shadows
The sky isn’t just a void,
And I won’t ignore the stars,
But still the t...
A Lookout
Open skies beckon in something broader
Standing still atop the steep hill
I look below at the seemingly infinite landscape
Settled by cows and deer alike
A gusty wind emerges from the east
Bringing life to the tall grass, now swaying
Birds swiftly glide across the sky
I take a breath, eyes focused on the sight
The peace I find here is one of a kind...