Wednesday Poetry Prompts: 692

Before we jump into today’s poetry prompt, I just want to note that this will be the final Wednesday Poetry Prompt until May. That’s, of course, because we’ll be starting up the 17th Annual April Poem-A-Day Challenge on Monday during which I’ll be sharing a prompt and starter poem every day of April. Find the guidelines and get your daily prompt here.

For this week’s prompt, write a prepper poem. My first thought with the word “prepper” is someone who is prepping for the end of the world or some giant cataclysm. And yet, most of us prep on a daily basis in other ways. I prep my kids for school each morning by packing their lunches, filling their water bottles, and charging their laptops. Before I go for a run, I prep by doing a few stretches. And anyone who cooks regularly knows the importance of prepping. So write a prepper poem as we all prepare for a fun month of poeming in April.

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 Prepper Poem:

“No Plans,” by Robert Lee Brewer

Every time I bring an umbrella
the rain seems to stay away,
and when I don’t, you know,
the rain is here to stay.

If I wear long sleeves and a scarf,
it always gets so very hot,
but when I don’t, you know,
I always freeze my something off.

So I won’t plan for you today
to meet me in the lane,
so if you do, you know,
my lack of planning is to blame.