Wednesday Poetry Prompts: 630

For this week's prompt, write a break poem. This can be interpreted in a few different ways. First, you could write a poem about the act of breaking something, like a window or lamp or bread. Second, your poem could involve taking a break, like for lunch or vacation or other activity. Break the tension, break the silence, break the routine. Let's break some lines together.

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 Break Poem:

“summer break,” by Robert Lee Brewer

i did not expect my heart to break,
but that's what happens every time
i think about the summer lake
upon which each morning did break
with words i wish that i could take
back because i lost our sweet rhyme
that prompted my poor heart to break,
but that's what happens every time.

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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 Solving the World's Problems, 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.