a prompt // back in california
Hi. I have (almost!) survived my cross-country move. I’m in Los Angeles visiting friends for a few days, and then finally driving the rest of the way home.
THE GOOD STUFF
Here’s a customizable prompt. Your answer to each determines the setting, diction, syntax, and form of the poem. Have fun!
SETTING:
I am 0-20 years old. [[Poem will take place near the ocean]]
I am 20-40 years old. [[Poem will take place at a gas station]]
I am 40-60 years old. [[Poem will take place on a roof/balcony]]
I am 60+ years old. [[Poem will take place amid trees]]
DICTION
I am a Aries, Leo, or Sagittarius. [[Poem will include the words ochre, wrist, river, belt]]
I am a Taurus, Virgo, or Capricorn. [[Poem will include the words amber, thigh, stream, bracelet]]
I am a Gemini, Libra, or Aquarius. [[Poem will include the words maple, hand, creek, sock]]
I am a Cancer, Scorpio, or Pisces. [[Poem will include the words azure, shoulder, brook, glasses]]
SYNTAX
I am an extravert. [[Poem will begin with a declarative statement]]
I am an introvert. [[Poem will begin with a question]]
I am an ambivert. [[Poem will begin with a litany]]
FORM
My index toe is longer than my big toe. [[Poem will be in a fixed stanzaic form (ex: couplets, tercets, quatrains, quintains, etc.)]]
My big toe is my longest toe. [[Poem will be in an unfixed stanzaic form or an “experimental” form (ex: unfixed stanzas, prose poem, poem utilizing nontraditional punctuation, etc.)]]
& please enjoy these photos from the ongoing trip. My car and I are very tired.
Austin, TX
Marfa, TX
Tucson, AZ
Palm Springs, CA
Joshua Tree, CA
Los Angeles, CA
Anyways, I’m very excited to get home to my cat. Look how cute she is.
Hope you’re having a great week.