2026 April PAD Challenge: Day 7
Write a poem a day for the 2026 April PAD Challenge. For today’s Two-for-Tuesday prompt, write a dawn and/or dusk poem.
Once we get through today, we'll officially be one week into this challenge. And today's a special day, because it's our first Two-for-Tuesday prompt of the year. On these days, poets can choose to use one prompt to write their poem, write a poem for each prompt, and/or combine both prompts into one poem.
For the first Two-for-Tuesday prompt:
- Write a dawn poem and/or...
- Write a dusk poem.
Remember: These prompts are springboards to creativity. Use them to expand your possibilities, not limit them.
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Here’s my attempt at a Dawn and/or Dusk Poem:
“Which,” by Robert Lee Brewer
From dusk to dawn or dawn to dusk,
I'm unsure which one is better;
the evening quiet covers us,
but the sun is our love letter.
Perhaps, to choose one is not right
when all is said and all is done;
why choose a day over a night
when both times are so very fun.
