Today’s assignment is to write a poem about one thing you do every single day. I know you may be thinking that this might lead to a boring poem but think of all of these exercises as priers; you never know what you will find on the other side of the door. Try to be as detailed as possible. about it made it enjoyable.
Today’s example or starter sentence is the following. Kinda gives a hint of what my morning is like sometimes:
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The alarm rings but the dogs
are still asleep and that affords me
at least ten more minutes of snooze time
then it’s fumbling for my slippers
followed by a temporary slip–back
on the pillow, a whole other day awaits…
…
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Happy Writing!
-Enzo (INKpals)
Poet Enzo Surin on April 4th 2009 in National Poetry Month
Today’s assignment is to write a poem about something you enjoyed doing as a child. It be can something as simple as playing with your favorite toy or taking a road trip. Try to remember what about it made it enjoyable.
Today’s example or starter sentence is the following:
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I loved taking long walks as a child
loved walking down the narrow alley
that made its way around my house
it felt like I was on a big adventure…
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Happy Writing!
-Enzo (INKpals)
Poet Enzo Surin on April 3rd 2009 in National Poetry Month
Today’s assignment is to write a poem about your favorite time of day. You can write about what you notice that makes it your favorite time of day or how you feel at that particular time of day.
Today’s example or starter sentence is the following:
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There’s just something about the city
at night. maybe it’s the slowing down
of everything
that brings me to life-all my senses wake…
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Happy Writing!
-Enzo (INKpals)
Poet Enzo Surin on April 2nd 2009 in National Poetry Month
Today’s assignment is to write a poem about your favorite place and why it is special to you. It can be a secret place that no one knows about or a common place but no one knows how special it is to you. The following is just an example but feel free to use it as a starter sentence if you’d like. I know I will 
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There is a wall
near the back of grandma’s house
that I love to scaled, even though my legs
are too short to scale it whole…
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Happy Writing!
-Enzo (INKpals)
Poet Enzo Surin on April 1st 2009 in National Poetry Month