Wednesday Poetry Prompts: 212
For this week's prompt, write a descending poem. You know the old saying, "Everything that ascends must descend." Okay, maybe it goes a little different than that. Anyway, there's a lot of stuff that descends. Find something and write it!
Here's my attempt:
"Silly"
In the kitchen, Will declares, "I'm silly,
Hannah's silly, and Daddy is silly."
He descends from a long line of silly-
makers, because it started--the silly--
well before me. My father was silly,
and his father--ready with jokes--silly
too. That Will is aware of the silly
already makes me hopeful the silly
will live on in grandchildren, who silly
themselves, happy to be really silly.
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In the Advanced Poetry Writing workshop, poets will write and receive feedback on 6 poems during the 6-week course. Instructor Cherri Randall will share revision techniques that will help leading into National Poetry Month.
