I participate in a monthly writing challenge with members of the Teach Write Academy. A word list is published before the new month begins to inspire and challenge us to write every day. These word prompts can take me to unexpected places and lead me to untouched memories. But they always inspire writing and help me to write from a place of joy.
The January 16th prompt was the words were "my dream." I used this prompt to write a golden shovel using Marin Luther King Jr.'s words from his "I have a dream" speech. This was my first time writing one and is definitely a form I want to try again.
Drafting a Dream
Looking back through my life’s pages, I
have scribbled memories; I have
words holding hope and a
chapter left unwritten, drafting a dream.
Today's prompt was "this morning," and I chose to write a haiku inspired by our first measureable snowfall of the year.
this morning's daybreak
playing nature's melody
of snow-filled silence
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