2026 April PAD Challenge: Day 21
Write a poem a day for the 2026 April PAD Challenge. For today’s Two-for-Tuesday prompt, write a high and/or low poem.
Once we get through today, we'll officially be three weeks into this challenge. And each week finishes up with a Two-for-Tuesday prompt this year.
For the third Two-for-Tuesday prompt:
- Write a high poem and/or...
- Write a low poem.
Remember: These prompts are springboards to creativity. Use them to expand your possibilities, not limit them.
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Play with poetic forms!
Poetic forms are fun poetic games, and this digital guide collects more than 100 poetic forms, including more established poetic forms (like sestinas and sonnets) and newer invented forms (like golden shovels and fibs).
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Here’s my attempt at a High and/or Low Poem:
“shepherds,” by Robert Lee Brewer
we've searched high and low
with nowhere to go
and then fell asleep
with our dreams of sheep
and nightmares of wolves
attacking like loves
we try to forget
like suns that won't set
on our lonely lives
as we toil and strive
to find a new place
to wander in grace
