Here I am trying to squeak this one in before midnight since the week ends on Sunday in my head, but it is a lovely poem that reminds me I need to read more by Linda Pastan.
For the first prompt, describe the effect of an insight or epiphany without explaining what it is in an essay or poem. For a story, you could write the physical reaction and a character’s subsequent actions.
The second prompt is to use the line “the last letters dissolve” for a ghostline. Remember to credit the poet even though you’ve erased the line after drafting the poem or story.
The third prompt is another Mad Lib writing exercise: rewrite the poem, replacing all the nouns and verbs with your own. If one of the revised lines strikes you, use that as your title or the start of a poem or story.
The last prompt is to write a poem or short story using the word list: “move,” “skywriting,” “west,” “last,” “drifts,” “dissolve,” “left,” “pure,” “insight” and “cloud.”
Bonus prompt: write about the hearing the ice crack underneath your feet or whatever this image inspires.
Good luck writing.