Wednesday Poetry Prompts: 687
For this week’s prompt, take the phrase “Get (blank),” 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: “Get Out of Here,” “Get Along,” and/or “Get More Bang for Your Buck.”
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 Get Blank Poem:
“get lost,” by Robert Lee Brewer
beyond the town square
& parking lots & paved walkways
that lead to rock stairs turning to dirt paths
you’ll find me wandering through hidden clearings
filled with daffodils & butterflies thinking
of nothing but my next step &
the one just beyond that