Wednesday Poetry Prompts: 747

Every Wednesday, poets from around the world can find a Wednesday Poetry Prompt at Writer’s Digest. This week, write a beauty poem.

Maybe it's just me, but it seems at times that I'm bombarded with all the darker parts of the world. It can be overwhelming and tempting to forget that there is still beauty to be found every day all around us. Sooooo...

For this week's prompt, write a beauty poem. Beauty is in the eye of the beholder, so I won't belabor the point or give too many of my own examples. Think about what concerns you most about beauty, whether it's positive or negative, and explore your thoughts in poetry.

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 Beauty Poem:

“Saint Simons Island,” by Robert Lee Brewer

Each morning on the dock, I listen
to the birds hunting in tall grass,
watch them flying across the marsh,
hear the splash of fish enjoying the sun,
witness a manatee floating on its back
or a flamingo spreading its pink wings wide,
and I almost forget there's another world
(many worlds) burning the midnight oil
with worry and wonder and whatever
else matters more than this beauty.

Robert Lee Brewer is Senior Editor of Writer's Digest, which includes managing the content on WritersDigest.com and programming virtual conferences. He's the author of Solving the World's Problems, The Complete Guide of Poetic Forms: 100+ Poetic Form Definitions and Examples for Poets, Poem-a-Day: 365 Poetry Writing Prompts for a Year of Poeming, and more. Also, he's the editor of Writer's Market, Poet's Market, and Guide to Literary Agents. Follow him on Twitter @robertleebrewer.