Sometimes a poem comes at you like a fierce wind and sometimes, it whispers softly in your ear. But there are those times when we stare, wide-eyed and hopeless at the empty page. The words seem to have deserted us, ideas are off wandering without us, and we ache to write but the slate stays blank. I found, in my many years of conducting poetry workshops, that sometimes all that was needed, was a prompt, a place to begin, a door to walk through. So, I’m going to be offering prompts that I hope, like fall winds attacking a willow, will shake loose for you, ideas, images, poetry!
Poetry Prompts
I am afraid of…
I will stand up to…
Humanity is more than just a word…
Let my heart be my weapon…
I will bow down to…
I am not afraid of…
If I am truly human than I must…
Time is not on my side, but determination is…
I can be beaten but never conquered…
The heart may not survive the sword, but its humanity will…