Thursday, April 23, 2026

NPM 2026 - Day 23

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 generated using a Roll-a-Poem grid created by MissAllenApple. 

Rolling a die directed me to write a poem about imagination with a surprising tone, written in free verse, and using at least one simile. Here's what I came up with.

My Imagination
Imagination is something I reach for
when the day feels too small.

On my walk, the street shifts,
like a stage resetting between scenes,
and I’m no longer just passing through.

I imagine the houses listening,
the trees keeping track of every season I’ve missed.

Then something unexpected—
a new idea slips in,
not loud, not dramatic,
but certain as a door I didn’t see before
standing open.

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
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