2012 April PAD Challenge: Day 10
Okay; we’re somehow already a third of the way through April. How did that happen? Today’s “Two-for-Tuesday” prompts are: You can literally write about a forest. Or you can literally…
Okay; we're somehow already a third of the way through April. How did that happen?
Today's "Two-for-Tuesday" prompts are:
- Write a Forest poem.
- Write a Tree poem.
You can literally write about a forest. Or you can literally write about a tree. Or you can dive right into the metaphor separating the two. Your choice. Get creative with it.
Here's my attempt:
"Trees"
They often blend together
when they're packed together
like that. I mean, one branch
bends around another and
another but not touching,
save when the wind blows hard.
I mean, it's hard to pick
a favorite--until I find
one so twisted and unique
that I want to live inside
it or build a house beside
the tree beside the stream
that carries my thoughts to you.
I mean, you're always on my mind.
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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 40 Plot Twist Prompts for Writers: Writing Ideas for Bending Stories in New Directions, 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.
