When you sit there and think of the word “Road” do you
actually see a highway and the person next to you not paying attention or do
you think of the yellow brick road in the Wizard of Oz. Maybe you reflect on a road trip where you and
3 other friends went half way across the country just because you were young
and you could. Maybe you see the road to
nowhere and cringe at that thought. What
road will your writing take you down today, the streets of Spain or Italy, a
back alley littered with dirty secrets?
Every morning many of us get up groggy eyed and thick headed
and fight our way into the current reality of life. That reality requires us to go to work to
earn our keep. That trip to work
requires us to get on a road to get there.
This may be the literal road where we pass many others that are doing
the same, all of us navigating in and out of morning traffic, or it may be the
figurative road we are all traveling on in life. Whatever road you are on we want to hear
about it.
We can’t wait to travel down your road and see the world
through your eyes and pen. So fill up
your take and set off down the road of poetry and be sure to share it with us.
If you have a prompt idea (even a Music or Film inspired one) that you would like to suggest or share with us please send it to poetsunited@ymail.com . We keep a folder set aside with all your suggestions and just might use it one day.
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The Road...always inspires.
ReplyDeleteA little rework of an older poem today. I hope you like it.
ReplyDeletei wrote this today and THEN saw this prompt. spooky!
ReplyDeleteAs Old Ollie says, inspired. ☼
ReplyDeletePoets United,
ReplyDeleteI love the freedom of this subject......
Eileen
Thank you for another great prompt. Enjoyed this one. I wrote about the road to now a few days ago but life and the road we travel, is a never ending subject really, isn't it. :)
ReplyDeleteGreat prompt!
ReplyDeleteI was on a rail road today, and wrote from the train - hope this isn't stretching it too much...!
ReplyDeleteThanks for a great prompt. It inspired this haiku:
ReplyDeleteThe long, angry road
to U.S. presidency
corrupts all takers.
Mad Kane's Political Madness
Mad ... you always find my sweet spot!
Deleteeven if again ... tonight I am a triangle...which sounds something like the beginning of a bar/bat mitzvah recitation :)
DeleteMine is not new, but about a road, a path, actually..
ReplyDeleteI hear Willy Nelson calling...
ReplyDeleteThanks again for the inspiration, my friends.
ReplyDeleteAlways up for one more highway song! Thanks so much.
ReplyDeleteThanks for the prompt... I've been travelling a lot for the past few weeks. Finally gathered my thoughts and wrote something :)
ReplyDeleteFun prompt! Lots of inspiration to be found out there on the road :)
ReplyDeleteAfter reading some of your wonderful poems, I came up with "A Poet's Road". They were all so inspirational and I look forward to reading more.
ReplyDeletePS. I'm having trouble posting a comment on some of the blogspot sites and I can't see what the problem is but I'll keep trying.
Norma (Poetry and Icecream)
In the midst of ending Two long wars, it is sometimes very easy to forget about those who fought it. Many are physically, mentally and emotionally injured. They need help! Like many Americans, I don't have much in the way of monetary donations. So, I thought I'd do what I could. I created a page on my blog called, "Poetry for Wounded Warriors. Please post your poems about the military, soldiers, veterans etc. there. (As well as any poetry dealing with physical, mental, spiritual, or emotional healing.) It will be open all year. I do request that people stay respectful towards our nation and her heroes, leave politics at home and come armed with the love and compassion that our brave men and women so rightly deserve. Thank you for your participation and may God shine down upon our nation's true 1%, her Soldiers! The link is listed below:
ReplyDeletehttp://perainopoetry.blogspot.com/p/in-memory-of-our-fallen-soldiers.html
So many directions to go on this road....love this prompt Robb and everyone! :-)
ReplyDeleteWhile the poem's not strictly about the road, rather about the end of a road ... I am still on the road vacationing and only have access to some things already online, so hope that's excuse enough for reposting an old favourite of mine ...
ReplyDeleteMine is up. Will read tomorrow. Great photos!
ReplyDeleteSteve Federle, I love your road poem, but was unable to leave a comment on your blog.
ReplyDeleteSara
Sorry I'm so late!!
ReplyDeletePlease let me know what you think of my poem. It's my first post in a long time. It feels good to get back into it.
ReplyDeletehttp://www.fyodorlewis.blogspot.com/2012/01/in-presence-of-greatness.html
I hope I haven't followed the prompts too loosely. My sort-of-non-poem is a stream of conciousness about each moment branching out into different paths. Sort of roads, crossroad and forks in roads. Apologies for this one not really resembling a real poem. Sometimes they come out that way :)
ReplyDeleteHello.
ReplyDeleteThanks for the prompt.
Just posted mine.
Following Your Footsteps