2024 April PAD Challenge: Day 10
For today’s prompt, take the phrase “(blank) Better,” replace the blank with a new word or phrase, make the new phrase the title of your poem, and then, write your poem. Possible titles might include: “Be Better,” “Write Better,” “Wanting Better,” and/or “There’s Nothing Better.”
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 Blank Better Poem:
“What’s Better”
Walking along a ridge at twilight
hearing the sunny side of the world
fall asleep while the night awakens,
or running alone on a summer path
feeling the earth beneath each step
and knowing that the end is near?