2021 April PAD Challenge: Day 1
by Robert Lee Brewer, senior editor, Writer’s Digest
Write a poem every day of April with the 2021 April Poem-A-Day Challenge. For today's prompt, write an introduction poem.
Here we are with the first day of the 2021 April Poem-A-Day Challenge! Each day, I'll provide a poetry prompt and a poem to get things started. You can secretly poem along at home, or you can share your poem in the comments below.
For today's prompt, write an introduction poem. Introduce yourself, introduce a friend, or introduce a stranger. If you don't wish to introduce yourself, consider writing a persona poem (a poem in which you write from someone else's point of view like Emily Dickinson or a bumblebee). Of course, you could also introduce a problem, solution, or just a situation. Have fun with it!
Remember: These prompts are springboards to creativity. Use them to expand your possibilities, not limit them.
Introduction
In dog school,
my pup Kansas is learning
"make a friend"
where he is required
to hold his enthusiasm in check
at least a little
when meeting people or their dogs.
It means he waits for permission
to move forward to greet them
to introduce himself, all wagging tail and eager nose.
But no paws to the chest or face full of kisses.
An affectionate greyhound
can be a little much
for the unprepared!
So we will work on our manners
and make lots of friends.