Holy cow–here we are. The last day of the April Poetry Month Challenge. If you have written a poem every day this month, congratulations! It is not an easy thing to do. Three times I fell behind on posting a prompt due to family and work.It has been restorative and an act of discipline to commit to the challenge. It is rewarding in many ways. Even if you didn’t write 30 poems, you have written something! And that is something to be jubilant about.
For your last prompt, write a poem that starts with an end and ends with a beginning. Think of images or subjects related to endings–the last page of a book, December 31st, graduation. And then something that we associate with beginnings: daffodils, the lights dimming in a theatre, an umpire yelling, “play ball!”
Thank you again for tuning into the Billow for this year’s prompts. If you’re on a roll, keep going! We’ll look forward to seeing your poems in our contests :)
Write on!
Michelle
the poet's billow 
Hi Billowers!
I’ve also been fairly busy this month, and I have failed miserably to keep up with the Challenges. I couldn’t even complete the Prince challenge, despite being a huge fan.
I want to say thank you so much for helping to Spark some creativity, as I have ended up writing a lot more than I otherwise would have. I hope others felt the same, and if so, I’d like to check out their efforts too!
My response to your final prompt above is the ‘end of Winter’
We watched you go, eventually silently.
After your roaring and raging
‘Twas never how we wanted to go
Without a heartbeat, steadily aging
You left our lives suddenly
Barely noticed, not bereaving.
And we’d mutter under our breath
“Great stretch in the evenings”.
Happy May Day everyone.
Dermot
Hi Michelle, do I get special prize for not just writing everyday but writing every hour? Lol. Ok, jokes aside, I have something that begins with an end, and ends with a beginning. So what do I do next? I’ve never done prompts except one time. So I’m kinda lost here. Help? :)