Chance Cinquain Paint Chip Poetry Prompt

January is plugging right along. Here we are at week three and I kind of miss 2020. How about you? Well, we can’t go back so we’ll just keep moving forward. And for this year in paint chip poetry that means checking out the C...

Dreaming of the End — a Ballade

Last Friday, I posted my paint chip prompt without my poem. I promised to post it by Monday and here it is. While it is fictional, in that I haven’t actually had this dream, it is loosely based on my interpretation of what I’ve learned...

Ballade Paint Chip Poetry Prompt

It’s week two of 2021. It’s already been a crazy year and it’s only the 8th. Perhaps a little poetry will help us cope. And I’ve decided to make us all think a bit for this one. The Challenge I’ve moved on to the B...

Abstract Poetry Paint Chip Prompt

It’s a new year and a new generation of paint chip poetry prompts. I finally decided, just in time, what I was going to do differently this year for these prompts. Each week we will continue to have seven paint chip words and phrases to...

Paint Chip Poetry Prompt #52

We made it! Fifty-two weeks of paint chip prompts. Thank you to everyone who has participated, whether you’ve written a poem every week or just once, or even if you’ve just come by to read the paint-chip-inspired poems. I appreciate you all. It’s been a...

Paint Chip Poetry Prompt #51

It’s week 51! We’re almost to the end of the year and the final prompt of 2020. I’m still noodling on what to do for the paint chip prompts in 2021. Suggestions are welcome. What kind of prompt would you like to see? The Challenge...

Paint Chip Poetry Prompt #50

It’s week 50 and I’m late. I spent yesterday reviewing the PDF of a 2,750-page book for work and couldn’t bring myself to sit in front of the computer to write this prompt and my poem last night. But it’s still Friday, so it’s all...

Paint Chip Poetry Prompt #49

It’s week 49 and I decided to have a little fun. Looking at the poetry books on my shelf, I was reminded of the hilarious Shel Silverstein. I have three of his poetry books and selected Falling Up for the source of my random poem...

Paint Chip Poetry Prompt #48

Week 48 and I’m late! Yesterday was Thanksgiving here in the U.S. and since it was just me, my husband, and my son at home for the holiday, I had every intention of getting this post done and scheduled to go live at 7 a.m....

Paint Chip Poetry Prompt #47

Here we are at week 47. I can’t believe there are only 5 weeks left in the year after this. I’m already thinking about how to stir up the paint chips for next year. The Challenge But for this week I’m still the pulling theme...