The Weekly Prompt 7.6.26
The Magic of July
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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 magic of July.
The Title: “Summer ________”
Line 1: “The waters ______”
Line 2: “Solar _______”
Line 3: “Reaching _____”
Line 4: “I saw _______”
Line 5: “I waited ________”
Line 6: “I asked _______”
Line 7: “Listen __________”
I wanted to share mine this week…
Summer, Which Comes to Me This Year As a Lake
The waters are speaking again. Solar ripples, the light
on the surface like cursive. Reaching my hand out
I too break the horizon line. I saw a loon, I saw a heron.
Feather, secret, becoming, birth, this mud clay making.
I waited for my answer. Listen, the lake wants to tell you something,
teacher, this is the altar of your learning.
Just a reminder that there’s no right way to do this.
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