Writing Prompt
Writings
Writings
POEM STARTER
Write a poem about nature reflecting a specific emotion.
Writings
The magnolia sighs a mournful tune,
As twilight drapes the Spanish moss in gloom.
Mockingbird's melody, once sweet and high,
Now whispers low, a lonesome, sobbing cry.
The honeysuckles’ scent, once playful on the breeze,
Holds sorrow's weight ‘neath heavy, drooping trees.
The sun descends, a fiery, lonely sphere,
Reflecting pain in waters dark and clear.
A shadowed path, where laughter used t...
The water’s warm, but I’m still cold.
I’m still thinking, under this boiling pressure.
I want you to be infatuated with me, like I am.
You’re aware of my mind, of how I view your people.
You think I’m bad, you haven’t met the right people yet.
I might be blind, but I’ve seen the maze your home is.
The water’s turned cold, but I’m boiling.
I don’t love you, but I want you.
And,
I n...
_Hatred_: intense dislike or ill will
I tend to have lots of hatred.
Hatred for the world
Hatred for injustice
Hatred for disrespect
Hatred for the way I am
_Why am I so short?_
_ Why do I never feel joy?_
_ Why am I so negative?_
_ Why do I look like this?_
__
__
I always remind myself I’m the way I’m supposed to be
But is that the case? Am I missing something?
When I write and read,...
Just a stranger with a face I used to know
I can still feel the warmth of your embrace
You always had voice of an Angel
Now all I hear are echos of love that ran dry
You had a laughter that could light up the room. I let my stupid heart fall for you too soon
You were my lover, though I could never find the words to express that. Every day I saw you I gave into my heart every day I thought ...
I would look at the days forecast to plan everything accordingly,
All to avoid getting soaked.
If that happened my internal response,
“Just my luck”
Who am I to deprive myself of something so natural?
Rain.
No judgement.
It doesn’t care what Im wearing
Where I am going
Where I am coming from.
It doesn’t point out the mistake I made the day before.
It’s willing to cover me.
It’s not avoiding m...
You look familiar,
Something about the glint in your eyes;
When I talk, when she talks, when we talk.
You look the same,
As the devil at night;
As sinful, lustful, disgusting as the devil at night.
Something about you…
About your hands, your devilish teeth, your shushing, and-
Something about you looks familiar,
As I was a child....
Basset hounds after the deer.
A lion after a weak zebra.
A cat playing with a mouse.
The howls of a new hunt, bark, bark, barking through the tall pines that sway with the breeze of a cloudy, bruised day.
Murder, oh the horror. Crimson on the jaws of a magnificent beast, drip, drip, dripping down its mane, matted in golden fur.
The calls of a bird, tweet, tweet, tweeting from the tops of trees,...
It’s sad to think that your gone
I won’t hear you come down the stairs anymore. The silence was deafening at feeding time even Hershey looked for you
It’s sad to think I won’t see a black nose and eyes from the other side of the table at dinner. It’s hard to think your not there begging for food
It’s hard to bare not seeing you on the couches it’s painful to not call your name anymore
It h...
the clouds are gathering now
dark and heavy they remain
but still they refuse to
pour out their rain
festering, simmering
biding their time
as i sit and stare
society’s paradigm
so much anger
so much rage
and yet i do nothing
stuck in my cage
you overlook me
mistake my silence
for innocence, weakness
a lack of vengeance
oh, but i’m angry
so tired of this life
where my mind is killed
with an ol...
Similar writing prompts
POEM STARTER
Write a blank verse poem about love – whether that’s love for nature, friend, partner, child, pet etc.
Blank verse poetry doesn't rhyme, but normally uses strict structure to build a melody through rhythm.
POEM STARTER
Write a romantic poem about the sun, moon, or stars.
Features of the night sky often appear as 'characters' in poetry about nature and romance. How will you use them to create your poem?