2023 November PAD Chapbook Challenge: Day 15
Somehow or another, we’re at the midway point for this challenge. Let’s keep the poems flowing.
For today’s prompt, write a poem without pronouns. This was actually more difficult than I realized, writing a poem with he, she, they, me, our, I, we, anybody, everybody, them, and so on. But it’s a fun challenge to try writing with a different mindset.
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 Poem Without Pronouns:
“November Twilight”
The young boy hears geese
fly overhead and turns to watch
a V-shaped flock retreat
into a purple and red horizon
while remembering summer.