Wednesday Poetry Prompts: 330

Here we are again: On a Wednesday in a month not named April or November. Must be poeming time!

For today's prompt, write a shopping poem. I've been doing a lot of the "traditional" shopping lately with a bunch of big family dinners and such, but remember: People shop for husbands, shop for good music, shop for people with similar interests, and so on. Happy shopping for a good poem!

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Here's my attempt at a Shopping poem:

"at the thrift store"

i find the disc
that once cost me
fifteen dollars
available
for three quarters.

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Robert Lee Brewer is Senior Content Editor of the Writer’s Digest Writing Community and author of Solving the World’s Problems (Press 53). Follow him on Twitter @RobertLeeBrewer.

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Find more poetic posts here:

• Christina Stoddard: Poet Interview.
• WD Poetic Form Challenge: Minute Poem.
• 2015 November PAD Chapbook Challenge: Next Steps.