I randomly stumbled onto the Writer’s Digest April Poem-A-Day Challenge yesterday and decided to try my hand. I haven’t written poetry since college, but I do love it and I think it’s always good to stretch your muscles. It’s not too late to join yourself, if you’re so inclined.

Yesterday’s Prompt: write an optimistic poem

My poem from yesterday:

Moving (On)

I left and expected she’d follow
It was certainly too much to ask
Certain she’d make good on her desires
To have agency in her life at last

It’s not like I went out of country
I simply went diagonally three states away
She checked it all out on Realtor
Then found a new boy to date

At first, I was wary but cheerful
She deserves to find happiness too
But the further things got with the boyfriend
The clearer it was she’d never move

Now, everything happens for a reason
Or at least this is what I am told
So to get a save-the-date in the mail
Was expected and logical and bold

She may not be moving as planned
She may not be moving at all
She may be staying in Califonia
But her life isn’t staying small

Today’s Prompt:

1. Write a happy poem, and/or…
2. Write a sad poem.

My poem from today (although I’m not enamored of the title):

Love

The children are expanding
Their bones aching
Gone the salty flour sacks birthed over twenty-seven hours

The children are evolving
Their noses elongating
Gone the snubbed stubs required for the breast

The children are growing
Their feet flaring
Gone the smooth inked marshmallows I gobbled up

The children are flourishing
Their minds extending
Gone the requirements for my outdated knowledge

The children are becoming
Their personalities blooming
Living the dreams we nourished

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