Based on
terryjroo's latest series of 21 days of poetry. I did not compete in the contest, but wrote poems on these prompts after it.
Table of Contents:
one — "Invalid Item"
Prompt : Write your own eulogy
Word(s) to use: pebble(s)
Word(s) not to use: eulogy, death, died, pass, remember, memory, good, happy, life
two — "Invalid Item"
Prompt : First date jitters
Word(s) to use: bizarre or bizarrely
Word(s) not to use: excite, nervous, sweat, kiss
three — "Invalid Item"
Prompt : The Great Outdoors - Pick Only ONE: Forest/Woods, Desert, Ocean, Mountain, River, Island, Polar Ice Cap, Prairie/Grassland
Word(s) to use: music
Word(s) not to use: beauty, beautiful, nature, natural, peaceful, serene
four – "Invalid Item"
Prompt : Your Favorite Cliché
Word(s) to use: use the cliché you pick
five — "Invalid Item"
Prompt : Let's Get Emotional!
Word(s) to use: The emotion you pick MUST be in the Title!
Word(s) not to use: Do NOT use the emotion itself in the body of the poem.
six — "Invalid Item"
Prompt : Hot in the City! (Tell me about an evening outing to the city.)
Word(s) to use: clown
Word(s) not to use: city, street, light, building, noise, noisy, people, crowd
seven — "Invalid Item"
Prompt : Animal Instincts (write a poem from the point of view of an animal)
eight — "Invalid Item"
Prompt : Cherished Memories
Word(s) to use: color(s)
Word(s) not to use: memory, remember, back, past, childhood
nine — "Invalid Item"
Prompt : It Goes Bump in the Night (What is it?)
Word(s) to use: pencil(s)
Word(s) not to use: scream, scare, heart, boogie(man), monster
ten — "Invalid Item"
Prompt : Out My Window (describe, in vivid detail, what you see out your window)
eleven — "Invalid Item"
Prompt : You Only Live Once (interpret at will)
Word(s) to use: ramble
Word(s) not to use: live, life, once, last, best, worst
twelve — "Invalid Item"
Prompt : Castles in the Sky (fairy tale-ish or fantasy-ish - something you create)
Word(s) to use: whimsy
thirteen — "Invalid Item"
Prompt : Thank You Mr. Weatherman! (Any aspect of weather)
Word(s) to use: syrup
fourteen — "Invalid Item"
Prompt : Quote Me This Choose a quote and write your poem based upon your interpretation of the quote.
fifteen — "Invalid Item"
Prompt : We Shall Overcome
Word(s) to use: mediocre
Word(s) not to use: battle, beat, overcome, struggle, win, won
sixteen — "Invalid Item"
Prompt : Free For All (Any topic you want!)
Word(s) to use: free
seventeen — "Invalid Item"
Prompt : One Gift to Give (pick only one)
Word(s) to use: interrupt(s) or interruption
Word(s) not to use: gift, give, present, happiness, hope, love, peace, salvation
eighteen — "Invalid Item"
Prompt : Make New Friends, But Keep the Old
Word(s) to use: reflect
Word(s) not to use: friend(s), friendship, buddy, pal(s), relationship, best
nineteen — "Invalid Item"
Prompt : Your Two Cents (Give me your opinion on any topic)
Word(s) to use: quick
Word(s) not to use: opinion(s), opinionated, think, feel
twenty — "Invalid Item"
Prompt : The Good, the Bad and the Ugly
Word(s) to use: Use any movie title in your poem
Word(s) not to use: movie(s), popcorn
twenty-one — "Invalid Item"
Prompt : The Next Chapter
Word(s) to use: future or tomorrow