Loveday Writing

Take one interesting word and write a poem that describes it.** Drought Dehydration can lead to unwanted death. Rainless days lead to restrictions to hand-wash necessities to life. Over long periods of no rain, the crops will droop, and we will have to start sacrificing. Unexpected fires, withered and wounded souls forever. Ground sunburnt, no water to get for help.

Write a lullaby for a twenty-first century baby.** Goodnight My Little Millennial Goodnight my little millennial, put your tablet/iPad down and rest your eyes tomorrow is a new day, a day where you can no longer speak your mind, without offending someone.   Goodnight my little millennial, tomorrow is a new day, in a world where you can make your

Write in the form of a poem a recipe for an afternoon designed to drive a teacher mad** The Substitute Teacher She gets the permission slips and lesson ready, to face the excursion in the afternoon she prepares herself so the students won’t catch on that she’s a substitute.   Alas, the students know the truth and made some wild

Write a poem in which you make an insincere apology for something you’ve done** What I did at the Christmas Party I’m sorry sir, for drinking all the wine which made my words slur. I was just trying to have a good time, take my mind off the fact that Adam in Accounts doesn’t stop telling me that my ass

Write a poem that will be a cry for freedom** Resolutions Another year gone by, time sure does fly, it’s time to turn the page get ready to wipe life’s slate.   Make a mental note of all you hope and seek for the New Year, check back here before your life begins again.   Always have a few resolutions

Write a poem thirty-four words long** Where I’m At I close myself off to the world, make myself invisible so no one can tear me apart or break my heart.   I’m angry inside, cos I’m trying to live life right and getting nowhere.     **Reference: Marsden J 1998, Everything I Know About Writing, Pan Macmillan, Australia.

Write a poem about the worst thing that ever happened to you but don’t say what it is** Anniversary Pains It’s here we’ve hit ten years I’ve got so much to tell you there’s so much I want you to know…   To have you in my life was a blessing But when I feel joy or sadness I know

These are all the common words that rhyme with ‘-aked’: ached, baked, faked, caked, flaked, slaked, snaked, raked, braked, quaked. Write a rhyming poem using some or all of these words.** Fateful Fete Mrs Slater baked for the school fete her sincerity, she faked, she wished she had flaked on the fete, something she preferred for all school events. Over

Write in the form of a poem a recipe for a wild party**   Party Heart! Clean up the house, get it ready to scream and shout and let it all hang out!   Send out all the invites, see who will take a bite who will bring this party down!   Goin’ to the liquor store, only buying the

Write a poem about a wonderful experience in your life** In Five Years (Where Will I Be?) In five years where will I be             with my degree? What will I see? What will I learn, what will I know? Where will I go and how will I grow?   In my first year– I’ll leave the safe atmosphere of home,