I have a new job in the morning. It's the last thing I do before firing up the work computer or heading out the door to work.
This is a very important job.
I need to get the haiku prompt out.
Haiku prompt? Okay, technically we write senryu, short poems about life - little observations. Haiku traditionally talks to nature.
See, in my writing group, there were a couple of people who said that they didn't have the time to be creative. I challenged them on this. Everybody has enough time to find seventeen syllables on a given topic. Five syllables. Seven syllables. Five syllables. Simple.
To assist me, I've used AI to generate the list of prompts. Using ChatGPT or Gemini, I type in my instructions:
Generate me 10 one-word senryu topics.
Saves me having to think about it, and it comes up with some good suggestions.
So far, we've had words like belonging, regret, distraction, vanity, apology, gossip, commute and awkward.
What you do with the poem is up to you.
Here's my offering for vanity:
Monkey bum lips
Pout fake indignation
Shouts of wannabe.
And the one for distraction:
My album title:
Neurospicy Hellscape or
Eternal Sidequest?
Everybody seems to be getting into it. It also lets you do something creative - even if it is for a few minutes, every day.
Creativity is a muscle that needs to be flexed and developed. Also, sharing microfiction is good for getting rid of the nerves when you put other words out there.
And this is a very safe space.
I love my writing group. I really do.
Best have a think about tomorrow's word.
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