Welcome to my National Poetry Month project for 2026, where I am playing with poetry by generating poems in playful ways. Today's poem was inspired by Paint Chip Poetry.
The directions say to pull a dozen paint chips and flip over a prompt card. Here's what I ended up with.
As humans sleep the forest wakes at night
while pine trees bend beneath the gathering white
As snow swirls sideways through the brittle air
the blizzard hums a low, unending prayer
An owl sits still and watches from on high
and tilts its head to catch what stirs nearby
Soft footfalls press through drifts, then disappear
and all the woods lean close as if to hear
Poem ©Tricia Stohr-Hunt, 2026. All rights reserved.
I hope you come back tomorrow to read the new poem I have to share. To see what others are offering up this month, check out Jama Rattigan's 2026 National Poetry Month Kidlitosphere Events Roundup.
You can check out previous poems in the links below.
April 1 - Paint Chip Poetry - A Villanelle for Adam and Eve
April 2 - MadLib a Poem - Stamp Collectors Dream
April 3 - Roll-a-Poem - The Brewing Storm
April 5 - Haikubes - A dream about my childhood
April 6 - The Poetry Kit - On Being an Octopus
April 7 - Poetry Machine - After Dad Died
April 8 - Magnetic Poetry Kit - Untitled
April 9 - Poem Dice - The Fairy Dance
April 10 - Blackout Poem Generator - Untitled
April 11 - Paint Chip Poetry - In a Parallel Universe
April 12 - Mad Lib Poem - Mad Lib Slam Poem
April 13 - Roll-a-Poem - Swamp Dirge
April 14 - Metaphor Poem - My Heart is a Glorified Drum
April 15 - Haikubes - A dream about our world
April 15 - Haikubes - A dream about our world
April 16 - The Poetry Kit - Action Poems
April 17 - Poetry Machine - Five W Poem
April 18 - Magnetic Poetry Kit - Untitled
April 19 - Poem Dice - Villanelle For An Archaeologist
April 20 - Blackout Poem Generator - Untitled
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