Challenges can be fun and a great way to interact with people. This challenge in particular I will call the “Poem Topic Challenge.” The rules of the challenge are for someone to write or say one word. Just one. That one word is what the poem will be about. The challenge is for the writer of the poem to write a poem based on that one word. And for the reader to think of a word to write or say.
For example: Word: Love
Love
That feeling that overwhelms me whenever I think of you
Warm, comforting, and everlasting
You hold me in your strong arms
as our hearts beat as one
Poems can’t describe the serenity of your love
The blush on my cheeks from your teasing
The permanent smile that graces my face
The oxygen that leaves my lungs, temporarily
As I reciprocate your kiss, again
For the thousandth time
While silently hoping for thousands more.
I’m drowning in your love
Coming up for air just to deep dive once more.
I’m an expert swimmer
An Olympic Gold medalist in loving you.
Freestyle poem by Dana Young, based on the word “Love”
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