Wednesday Poetry Prompts: 656

Sometimes I think there's a little serendipity involved with figuring out these prompts (sometimes months) ahead of time.

For instance, this week's prompt is to write a sleep poem. Sleep is something I've been getting, sure, but I've had such a busy schedule recently that I'd like a little more. And if I can't get it, well, I can still write about it. We all can!

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 Sleep Poem:

“day dream,” by Robert Lee Brewer

always so close
i feel you in my mouth
widening & then my eyes
shut as i think of finding
a nice quiet place
to get you alone

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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.