\"Writing.Com
◄     February     ►
SMTWTFS
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
10
11
12
13
14
15
16
17
18
19
20
21
22
23
24
25
26
27
28
Archive RSS
SPONSORED ITEMS
The Power Reviewers Group
The Power Crew inspire reviewers through kindness and learning! Winner of eight Quills!
Writing.Com General Discussion
A message forum for general discussion. Please come and chat with others!
Keep me safe
Heartache that dementia brings
Noticing Newbies
A warm welcome to our newbies; come meet new and not-so-new members of Writing.Com!
BY ONLINE AUTHORS
A Light unto his path
A tired man daydreams in the woods
In Dread of Little Birds
Never sleep with the window open!
Garguloth's Lament
A lonely dragon ponders his life and his future
What If I Had Never Met You
She wondered who she’d be if their paths had never crossed that day at all now.
Printed from https://shop.writing.com/main/books/entry_id/1105776
\"Reading Printer Friendly Page Tell A Friend
(8)
by Jeff Author IconMail Icon
Rated: 18+ · Book · Writing · #2352455

A mixed collection of prose and poetry written in 2026.

<<< Previous · Entry List · Next >>>
#1105776 added February 10, 2026 at 8:43pm
Restrictions: None
Water Weight
The weight loss formula is deceptively simple:
Less input than output, more losses than gains.
There are no magic bullets or shortcuts.

As this endless drought persists,
each day brings me closer to my unrealistic ideal.
I just need to purge a little more...

Line Count: 6

Form: Free Verse

Prompt: Write a poem from the perspective of a puddle that’s slowly evaporating.

Written for: "PromptMaster !" Open in new Window.
© Copyright 2026 Jeff (UN: jeff at Writing.Com). All rights reserved.
Jeff has granted Writing.Com, its affiliates and its syndicates non-exclusive rights to display this work.
<<< Previous · Entry List · Next >>>
Printed from https://shop.writing.com/main/books/entry_id/1105776