Today’s prompt is a Two-for-Tuesday prompt. Here are your options:

• Write a possible poem.
• Write an impossible poem.

For today’s prompt, write an infested poem. There are many different infestations–from physical infestations to infestations of the heart and soul.

For today’s prompt, take the phrase “In Case of (blank),” replace the blank with a word or phrase, make the new phrase the title of your poem, and then, write the poem. Possible titles could include “In Case of Emergency,” “In Case of Oversleeping,” “In Case of Snoring,” or something else.

For today’s prompt, write a suffering poem. A person or animal in the poem could be suffering. The poem itself could be suffering.

Today is a Two-for-Tuesday prompt. Write one of the following (or both):

Write a hunter poem.
Write a hunted poem.

For today’s prompt, write an instructional poem. Your instructional poem could list instructions. Or it could capture an instructional moment.

For today’s prompt, write a sevenling poem. Never heard of a sevenling poem? Well, it’s a 7-line poem (chosen because today is the 7th day of the challenge) that features two tercets and a one-liner in the final (third) stanza. My poem below illustrates the form. The first two stanzas should have an element of three in them that can either play off each directly, work as juxtaposition, or have no connection whatsoever. The final line should work as either a punchline, weird twist, or punctuation mark.

For today’s prompt, write a post poem. Post could be short for post office–or traditional mail. Post could be a wood or metal post. Or post could mean relate to words like postpone, post-punk, or whatever.

For today’s prompt, write a plus poem. Plus can mean a lot of things, and even the act of addition could equate to subtraction.

For today’s prompt, take the phrase “Hold That (Blank),” replace the blank with a word or phrase, make the new phrase the title of your poem, and write the poem. Possible titles include “Hold That Thought,” “Hold That Space,” “Hold That Poem,” or whatever else holds your attention.

From Poetic Asides: “For today’s prompt, write a tentative poem. The poem could be about a tentative date, a tentative person, a tentative situation. The narrator could be tentative. The subject could be tentative.”

From Poetic Asides:  Today’s prompt is a Two-for-Tuesday prompt. For those new to the challenge, you have the option of writing to the first prompt or the second prompt – or even both if you feel so inclined.

Here they are:
Write a bright poem.
Write a dark poem.


dark as a moonless night
my lover’s skin
shines like bright stars that lead
ancient ships across oceans
of kisses caresses hugs
that leave me breathless
winded and gasping
for more
square inches of
my lover’s
dark bright
skin.

It’s April and that means it’s National Poetry Month.  I started this challenge in 2011, writing a poem each day based on a prompt.  I enjoyed it so much that I continued it.  I have not always reached the goal of producing work each day, but return to the challenge each April.  I love the creativity that it inspires and for me, since I do not consider myself a poet, it’s fun to step outside of what’s comfortable.  It has also become a way of meditating, spending dedicated time each day to write something new.  So again, this April, I begin again with the same goal: poem a day (PAD).

From Poetic Asides: For today’s prompt, write a new arrival poem. The new arrival could be a baby or a person. The new arrival might be a car or other piece of technology. Heck, the new arrival might be an idea or poem.

...starting with a tanka this year:

new love has a way
like an unexpected guest
to crash life’s moments
now the life of the party
happy you opened the door.