Common Threads

I’ve been reading Lightning Paths by Kyle Vaughn and working through the daily exercises. Today’s prompt is to write a poem focusing on prefixes and suffixes to denote states of being or actions and their relationships.

Red Letter Days

She's the red-tailed hawk sitting
    on the wire
      checking my seat belt

She's the redbird feeding
    at my window
       greeting me from Heaven

She's everywhere ~ reminding me
    in flashes of red
       that she's still right here

I’ve been reading Lightning Paths by Kyle Vaughn and working through the daily exercises. Today’s prompt is to take a fresh perspective on a classic theme of relationship such as love, family fear, evil, spirituality, or another theme, and frame it in the context of modern life.

The Devil's Playground

social media 
redefines relationships ~
the devil's playground

I’ve been writing through the inspirations in Kyle Vaughn’s Lightning Paths. Today’s challenge is to write a poem that uses questions in an interesting or unexpected way.

Asking For a Friend

is it okay if
isolating with Covid
is in a camper?

a mini fireplace
a tiny green Christmas tree
three cozy Schnoodles

a mug of spiced tea
are better medicine than
five strong prescriptions

I’ve been writing through the daily writing inspirations in Kyle Vaughn’s Lightning Paths. Today’s exercise is to write a poem inspired by an advertisement that made you laugh, cry, or react in some other way.

Sarah McLachlan
sings somber songs and I cry:
abused animals

I’ve been reading Lightning Paths by Kyle Vaughn and writing through the daily inspirations. Today’s exercise is to write a poem that uses the imagery of cartoons to communicate a truth about our reality.

Truth

such simplicity:
a Charlie Brown Christmas tree
warms the coldest hearts

Special thanks to Two Writing Teachers at Slice of Life for inspiring writers!

I’ve been reading Kyle Vaughn’s Lightning Paths and working through the daily writing inspirations. Today’s challenge is to have someone draw an abstract picture and then write about it. I chose a picture that one of my grandchildren drew as my writing inspiration. While they were visiting for Thanksgiving, we took them to Callaway Gardens in Pine Mountain, Georgia to see the Fantasy in Lights as we sipped hot chocolate and rode the trolley through the park.

Winter Wonderland

winter wonderland
twinkling lights and joy flurries
Fantasy in Lights

I’ve been reading Kyle Vaughn’s Lightning Paths and working through the daily poem inspirations. Today’s challenge is to write a poem with a philosophical or theological belief or wondering.

Eternity

eternity is 
held in one moment, stitches ~
past, present, future

I’ve been reading Kyle Vaughn’s Lightning Paths lately and working through the exercises. Today’s challenge is to write a mathematical concept poem.

Non-Formulaic

there are no numbers ~
no equations, formulas
to show all this love!  

I’ve been reading Kyle Vaughn’s Lightning Paths and working my way through the exercises. Today’s writing is a Library Poem – a poem that asks writers to turn to their personal libraries for inspiration.

Library Gifts

I'm paring you down
passing on your volumes to 
broaden horizons!  

I’ve been writing through Kyle Vaughn’s Lightning Paths. Today’s exercise is writing a poem about a beast we created, real or imagined.

Lasting Impact

I can't hang my foot 
off the bed.  Because Jaws swims
in circles all night.