The Weekly Prompt 7.13.26
The New Moon in Cancer
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Below is a seven-line prompt. These prompts help guide you through the creation of a poem. You can fill in the blanks with your own lines or draw inspiration from the framework provided.
This week’s prompt is designed to help you connect with the New Moon in Cancer.
The Title: “The Tides ______”
Line 1: “My dreams again ______”
Line 2: “Lingering _____”
Line 3: “Just _________”
Line 4: “Cycles _______”
Line 5: “Darkness _______”
Line 6: “I believe _______”
Line 7: “This, _______”
I wanted to share mine this week…
The Tides of My Life Lap at My Feet
My dreams again are speaking in a strange language.
The language of lingering, just outside my finger
grasp. These cycles, I know them. Every summer
the darkness of the sky under this new moon.
I believe that possibility is possible. This is my prayer, tenderness,
a blessing on the waters, the life-giving lakes and rivers of my life.
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