Thank You Notes Poems
Our Thank You Notes poetry prompts focus on expressing our thanks to a particular person, place, or thing. In this post, we’re crafting thank-you’s to Books.
Prompt Guidelines and Options
1. Be specific. Think nouns instead of adjectives. Show us something unusual or intriguing that we might not have otherwise noticed if we hadn’t read your poem.
2. Consider fitting the form of your poem to mirror the nature of the person, place, or thing to which you are expressing thanks. A sonnet is different from a villanelle, for instance. Maybe one would be more fitting than the other.
3. Consider playing Taboo and try writing without using the words and phrases thanks, thank you, gratitude, or grateful.
4. Consider doing a little research about your subject: its history, associated words (and their etymologies), music, art, sculpture, architecture, fashion, science, and so on. Look for unusual details.
That’s it! We look forward to your creative thank you notes.
Photo by Jason Parrish, Creative Commons, via Flickr.
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Bethany R. says
Love these prompts offering a starting point and a wide space to create in. If anyone new to the world of poetry is reading this, and is unsure if they should try it out—please feel free to. Tweetspeak is such a friendly community to folks of all experience levels. Looking forward to reading others’ prompts!
Monica Sharman says
Bookbinding
Your beginnings: folds pressed
so sharply. You know the creases
would be torn with a dull knife,
not sharp-cut clean, and you
will want the ragged edges;
it’s your signature. The awl
will pierce you through
your center, a line of holes
ready passages for strong thread,
waxed at least. At last, the release
of tearing, so you can open
every blank page.
Monica Sharman says
… and a photo:
https://twitter.com/monicasharman/status/845415008934776835
Bethany R. says
Monica, I’m glad you shared this poem and beautiful picture. It’s always a pleasure to read your poetry!
Prasanta says
Calling Cards
Across pages hundred
footprints of ideas,
worlds within, shut-in,
choked from chains of dust,
caress each corner down
binding torn and worn
open page, set free
captive verse and thought
Hands reach
quench thirst
starve ignorance
whisper with ages
share secrets with souls,
letters and inkblood
of hearts gone
to grave.
Travel, unencumbered
by purse, light or heavy,
sleep-lagged
unable to leave such friends,
whispering loud from page,
voices of dust walkers,
stories, wisdom, spilled-
spilled for any, all
Pages, thousands
a transforming
sojourning
from finger to hand to mind
to heart, back to hand,
open, bare…
reach again.
Current landscape, changing
from words, millions–
enlighten past
enchant future
engage present.
Calling cards on the shelf
an invitation, personal
the dance, royal
the conversation, great
the journey, spectacular
It may cost me some time
But not one little dime
To enter library and look
And check out a delicious book.
Bethany R. says
Love this, Prasanta:
“share secrets with souls,
letters and inkblood
of hearts gone
to grave.”
Thanks so much for sharing your piece with us!
Katie says
Thank you for sharing this, Prasanta.
I particularly liked:
. . .”personal the dance, royal the conversation, great the journey,”. . .
A wonderful poem.
Prasanta says
Thank you, Bethany and Katie.
Katie says
When re-reading this just now what seemed to grab my attention was:
“Current landscape, changing
from words, millions –
enlighten past
enchant future
engage present”
And the last stanza left me smiling:)