Wednesday Poetry Prompts: 789

So does anyone know why six is afraid of seven? It's because seven ate nine. Give it a minute, but that joke inspired today's poetry prompt...

For this week's prompt, write a joke poem. It could be a dad joke (as my kids would say while rolling their eyes), or it could be an actually funny joke. Of course, sometimes the whole point is that the joke isn't funny...or that it needs to be explained (like "seven ate nine" is like the numbers "789," which is the Wednesday Poetry Prompt number today...see jokes are so much better when they're explained in detail). Have fun (or funny) with it.

Remember: These prompts are springboards to creativity. Use them to expand your possibilities, not limit them.

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“open mic,” by Robert Lee Brewer

howdy
howdy
how many out of towners in the audience tonight
how many out of downers in the audience tonight
how many out of laughers in the audience tonight
but seriously
i'm from out of town
flew in earlier today
and boy my arms
ok
you've heard that one
tough crowd
tough crowd
but seriously
my arms are tired
not from flying
but from holding them up
when everyone throws tomatoes at me
when my jokes don't land
like the plane i was on this morning
hey
there's a smile
or indigestion
is this thing on