Day 5 2026 ~ “Free Verse Poems” for Easter and “30 Poems in
30 Days” #NationalPoetryMonth
So, today is Easter. It can be a busy family-filled day for
many. Let's just abandon all the rules (as some of you out there prefer to do
anyway) and write a free verse poem about whatever you choose.
FREE
VERSE is basically random, without any fixed metrical patterns of
any kind, and while there is no need to rhyme, it’s totally fine if you wish to
use rhyme, but there is no need to count syllables or to worry about much of
anything – just let it flow.
I’m loving what y’all have been writing so far!! But today,
I’m kind of tired, and when Easter falls in April, I usually just let you do a
free verse. So far, I haven’t written anything for today. If I do, I’ll come
back with an edit and add it in. And if you also are feeling too busy to write
today, feel free to share any poem you have written in the past. Whatever works
for you. So, for my examples today, I’m sharing two free verse poems I wrote in
2015. I've shared them before, but that's okay. I have shared “Hope” every year
since because I love it, and I think it works well for Easter. The second poem
is called “World Changers.” So, for what it’s worth, here are two free verse
poems:
HOPE
Hope creates options.
It still can happen.
In fact, anything CAN happen.
Hope is what we cling to.
I hope I am doing enough.
I hope people understand the purity of my motives.
I hope my family will all be together in the hereafter.
Why do I have hope?
Because I believe what Christ said when He came.
I believe He really did die for our sins and that
through the atonement of Christ
and the power of the resurrection
I can be raised up unto life eternal with my loved ones.
That is what I hope for.
And because I have hope
. . . I keep trying.
© 2015
Stephanie Abney
I love this photo I took of Prescott Lake at a family
reunion years ago.
World Changers
You can change the world.
The power is in you.
You can brighten someone’s day
With how you smile at them
And what you have to say.
You can change the world.
You need not write a song or paint a masterpiece.
Just acknowledge the person you’re with.
Give them your time and attention,
Whether young or old, rich or poor.
You can change the world.
Give someone some slack,
Share a kind word of encouragement
Get to know someone
Witness their life so they don’t go unnoticed.
You can change the world.
Do these things, and you may be pleased
At the joy that comes from being kind,
From being present with just one person
Or even with yourself
You can change the world.
Be kind, give another person value
By giving them your time and attention,
Especially if that someone is very young
Or very old.
And if you look around
At the end of the day,
Don’t be surprised if
The person whose world you change
. . . is you.
© 2015 Stephanie Abney
PLEASE REMEMBER ~ any poetry found on this blog, written by me, is my
personal property and may not be used without my permission, other than sharing
it as an example in a lesson or to read it to someone. The same goes for any
poems that are shared in the comments of this blog or elsewhere online as a
result of this challenge. They are the creative property of the person who
writes them. These poems are their original work, and no one may use them
without their permission. It is understood that they own the copyright to them
as soon as they create them and especially once they post them. Thanks so much!
*** Also, if you choose
to post your poems on your own blog or elsewhere on social media ~ that’s
awesome. But PLEASE don’t just copy and paste my daily instructions, but rather
post your poem on your blog or your FB wall or wherever AND LINK BACK TO EACH
DAY’S SPECIFIC BLOG POST for others to come here to read the instructions. I’ve
spent considerable time researching the poetry forms and writing them up to
share with you. Thanks for respecting my work.
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