Prompt: Write a poem about a landmark. It can be a famous landmark (like Mount Rushmore or the Sphinx) or a little more subdued (like the town water tower or an interesting sign).
SIGNPOSTS
On the northside:
grass clippings,
popsicle sticks,
Sunday newspaper circulars.
On the southside:
crushed soda cans,
crumpled lottery tickets,
church service schedules.
NOTE: This is Sunday’s poem, posted just after midnight!
2009 Poem-A-Day Challenge: The inimitable Robert Brewer — editor of Writer’s Market and Poet’s Market, and proprietor of the wonderful blog, Poetic Asides — is posting a daily prompt and I, along with numerous others, are commiting to write a poem inspired by that prompt.
Every. Day.
Full rules and info can be found here.
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