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2021 April PAD Challenge: Day 20

Write a poem every day of April with the 2021 April Poem-A-Day Challenge. For today's prompt, write a Love and/or Anti-Love poem.

And somehow we're already on our third Two-for-Tuesday prompt of the month. This is the one that shows up each and every April.

(Click here to check out all the 2021 April prompts.)

For this Two-for-Tuesday prompt:

  1. Write a love poem and/or...
  2. Write an anti-love 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 Love and/or Anti-Love Poem:

"even the moon"

even the moon needs time away
from lovers occasionally
whether they're pining or swooning
though sometimes it can't stay away
& you'll find the moon in the day
reflecting the things lovers say

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