May Challenge

Here is a fun challenge to excite your poetic imagination. This exercise originated with the Guyer Barn Poets of Hyannis, MA.

Start with a question.

I asked the _______________.
moon   stone   mountain   stars   forest   granite
coal   river   island   air   fire   galaxy

                          or

What's in my ________________?
trunk   dreams   computer   purse   car
closet   hands   past   heart   laundry

What's in a Goat? by Al Chase

Weird things like soup cans
and a sense of humor,
the postman's shoe,
grandpa's pipe,
the rare wisdom to be quiet
the serenity to be seen.