2021 April PAD Challenge: Day 2
Write a poem every day of April with the 2021 April Poem-A-Day Challenge. For today's prompt*, write a "what does the future hold" poem.
the return of peace
I hope the future holds
the return of peace
to my mind and body
I have been on edge
for so very long now
precisely because
there's no way to know
what the future holds.
"Unprecedented"
was the word of the year
but I don't want to list
the things lost,
the things missed.
It also hurts to hope
to let myself dream
to imagine
what does the future hold?
Note: I've fallen so far out of practice with writing in the past year, as just getting through each day seemed like all I could ask for. Now that it's poetry month and I've decided to answer the prompt every day again, I am really struggling to find my voice. I'm taking the approach of just writing something, anything, regardless of its quality. And hopeful for the future (!) that as I sit down to write day after day, it will start to flow again and I can persist enough to begin to produce some pieces that are actually good work.
*Robert Lee Brewer, senior editor, Writer’s Digest
Wow! That was an exciting first day of poeming. Today, we're actually going to do something a little different than normal (on the second day already).
For today's prompt, I want you to answer the question, "What does the future hold?" Then, make your answer the title of your poem and write your poem. Your answer could a general idea about the future like "Robots Will Rule the World" or a more personal thing like "Veggie Pizza and Sweet Tea." Even if it's not in your title, I'm hopeful the future holds a lot more poeming.
Remember: These prompts are springboards to creativity. Use them to expand your possibilities, not limit them.