Category Archives: Writing Prompts

The Day the Earth Stood Still

1/19/19 This poem was written in response to David’s W3 Prompt #32: Wea’ve Written Weekly on the Skeptic’s Kaddish, so please visit his page to read other responses. The Day the Earth Stood Still (1/19/19) The mountains crumbled The rain downpoured Levees overspilled Volcanoes rumbled Tsunamis roared The day the Earth stood still The sky grewContinue reading “The Day the Earth Stood Still”

11 Favorites and Facts About Me

A Writing Prompt For Your Dog, Cat, or Pet! Anything else? No? Good. I’m bored with these questions. If you want to ask anything else, talk to Brandon. He seems to like responding to comments and such, so go bore him with your pointless queries. He posts pictures, stories, and poems about me, so youContinue reading “11 Favorites and Facts About Me”

Golden End

The Golden Gate, the golden sun, My last stop before I’m done. The Arch, the Needle, the Canyon Grand, I’ve seen the wonders across the land. Death’s not late; his appointments, he keeps, But not this time; and then I leap. Copyright © 2022 Brandon Ellrich This poem was written in response to Sadje’s WhatContinue reading “Golden End”

Humble Pie

A Shadorma Humble Pie Is the best dessert Stuff your face Eat it up You can never have enough Be grateful for it Don’t be shy It surely won’t hurt Make some space Fill you up Sometimes this dish can be tough Be grateful and sit Copyright © 2022 Brandon Ellrich This Shadorma poem wasContinue reading “Humble Pie”

Rowen Winter

*This is a chain verse using a string of Haikus Rowen Winter ode to our Mother Earth in this winter season unable to cry crime of our passion shunning the awe of nature urn holds the ashes she’s grieving the loss ostracized to mourn alone owns no blame herself selfish disregard guarding our own interestContinue reading “Rowen Winter”

Six-Word Stories Vol.2

A while back, I wrote a blog of six-word stories. It seemed to be enjoyable to many people, so I thought I would try another one. If you’re not familiar with it, a six-word story is exactly as it sounds: It tells a complete story in only six words. This requires some very creative thinking.Continue reading “Six-Word Stories Vol.2”