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The stones cried out is your pormpt. i am not looking for anything in particular, just what it brings to mind.
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"Words are invisible until you write them down." ~ Tate Hobart
The quote is your prompt. My son said that the other day and i may be biased, but i thought it was brilliant in its simplicity and much deeper than it a
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Not ready for Monday is your prompt.
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1984 is your prompt.
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Dead air is your prompt.
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i gave you the best years of my life...
i used to hear that line on television when i was younger, but i didn't understand what it meant, not really, but i understand it now. If you understand it, write about it.
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Indian ink is your prompt.
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Albino is your prompt.
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I held a contest like this not too long ago, and I was really pleased with the way it turned out, so I am trying it again.
For this contest, you will be writing three different poems, and each of those poems will be
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Sawing wood chips is the prompt, where ever that may take you
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Concert is your prompt.
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Parking lot is your prompt.
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Cotton is your prompt.
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This contest is for those who have suffered the heartbreak of losing a baby.
No rules this time.
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This is different from my regular prompt contests. It may be a little confusing, so read carefully.
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Stress does terrible things to us. It can contribute to everything from weight gain and crime to health problems and murder. These days, everyone seems to have more than their share of stress to deal with, and the sagging eco
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Imagine what there was before the universe came into existence.
Preachy poems will be disqualified.
If you are going to be philosophical, do it in a poetic way, or you will be disqualified.
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Corn field is your prompt.
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Envy is the prompt for this contest.
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Like a watercolor in the rain is your prompt.
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Comfort zone is your prompt.
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Not all circles are round is your prompt. Let it take you wherever it will.
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Eternal Return is your prompt. If you are not familiar with the concept of Eternal Return: it dictates that all things in existence recur over and over again for all eternity.
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Guilt is your prompt.
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Tap shoes and tutus are your pompt.
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Let your nose do the writing.
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Sequins and glitter are your prompts. Let them take you where they will.
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Mexico is the prompt.
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I don't read Spanish, so if you post a poem written in Sanish, please include an English translation. Thank
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Driving is your prompt.
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What went wrong is your prompt.
i feel starved for poetic imagery laterly, so please enter some poems that are full of imagery.
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Echo(es) is your prompt.
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Sisters is the prompt.
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If we make it through December is your prompt.
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A simile is defined as: a figure of speech that expresses a resemblance between things of different kinds (usually formed with `like' or `as').
The use of simile could be considered the foundation to poetry. Good si
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My husband was laid off from work, less than three weeks before Christmas, so as you can imagine, I am not in the jolliest of moods this season.
Looking back in my life though, I hold some of the hardest times we su
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Hell is your prompt. With Halloween coming up, it seemed somehow appropriate.
Now, this may seem contradictory, but i don't want any preachy or judgmental poems.
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Asphalt is your prompt.
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by Danna Hobart
400 points, ended November 13, 2008, 8 entries
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Spanish guitar is your prompt.
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by Danna Hobart
490 points, ended November 12, 2008, 11 entries
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Men in black is your prompt, (or man in black). Please think outside the box.
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