Dec
2
2011 NOVEMBER PAD CHAPBOOK CHALLENGE: DAY 29
There are two options for today’s prompt:
Write an evening poem.
Write a day-time poem.
as evening descends
shadows spread into the field
kangaroos browsing
photo by Rachel Tropea, found on flickr
Dec
2
2011 NOVEMBER PAD CHAPBOOK CHALLENGE: DAY 27
For today’s prompt, write a tribute poem. Write your tribute poem for anyone or anything you like–Walt Whitman, Emily Dickinson, Harry Potter, etc. Have fun!
Spirit
aptly named
little rover on Mars
scientific exploration
even six years past her three-month lifespan
still continuing the mission
dragging one foot behind
unbreakable
spirit
Dec
2
2011 NOVEMBER PAD CHAPBOOK CHALLENGE: DAY 26
For today’s prompt, write a good old days poem. Sometimes the good old days were actually good or not, everyone has a good old days poem in them (even if it’s someone else’s good old days story). So dig deep and pull it out.
heavy horses gave
companionship and hard work
replaced by cold steel
Dec
2
2011 NOVEMBER PAD CHAPBOOK CHALLENGE: DAY 30
For this month’s final prompt, write an “against all odds” poem. I often feel like we have to fight against the odds, the elements, the technology, etc., to complete these challenges, but there are so many other scenarios that involve someone or something working against all odds to make something happen.
racing
against all odds
for triple crown glory
young horses pound the track, records
to break
Continued…
