Introduction
February may be the shortest month, but it’s filled with inspiration—winter’s quiet beauty, love’s intensity, and the promise of change. This month, we invite you to join us for 28 days of poetry prompts designed to ignite your creativity through a mix of video, audio, image, and text-based inspiration.
Each day, a new prompt will challenge you to explore emotions, memories, and imagination in unexpected ways. Whether you're a seasoned poet or just starting your journey, this challenge will help you expand your writing with fresh perspectives and sensory details.
I know, it's a little late... 25%. I'll get the first 7 up later today and go from there. You can reply to the daily prompt and post your poem.
Let February be the month where your words come alive!
hey herb im back. whats new for march?
February 28 Prompt
Congratulations!
You made it to the end of February, that short month of change—which can feel long and drawn out.
To celebrate the shortest month, Write a haiku, celebrating your journey.
Or, for the ambitious, write a cycle of haiku poems.
February 27 Prompt
After winter’s wrath,
trees with bare branches
await spring’s warmth
to send out their buds
Write about endings...
and new beginnings.
February 26 Prompt
Tick-Tock Tick-Tock
The sound of a clock ticking.
Write about...
- time slipping through your fingers
- a future time yet to be imagined
- the closing time
February 24 Prompt You are in a room where silence echoes from the walls. Light steams from the crack of a partially opened door. What is behind the door?
February 23 Prompt
Tired from a long, cold, snowy winter.
Longing for the warm waters of a tropical beach.
A change...
For today’s prompt, watch the video about the waves rolling in, on the beach.
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February 21 Prompt
"A love letter written in invisible ink..."
Describe a hidden message in a poem.
- a hidden message revealed through warmth or light, much like real invisible ink.
- The poem itself acts as the encoded message, with lines hinting at a lost love, a secret meeting, or an unspoken vow.
February 20 Prompt
Some of my favourite books from my childhood include 'From the Earth to the Moon' by Jules Verne and the 'Moon is a Harsh Mistress' by Robert Heinlein. Mankind has long written about Fascination with the moon.
Watch a timelapse of the moon moving across the night sky, into a full lunar eclipse.
Write about lunar secrets, or lunar muse, or lunarcy.
Video by Bruno Magic from Pixabay
February 19 Prompt
Audio prompt:
The wind is not silent. It whispers, it wails, it calls. Whether it carries a message from the past, a warning of things to come, or the longing of something unseen, the howling wind stirs something deep within us.
For today’s prompt, write a poem about something calling out. This could be:
A lost soul trapped between worlds, its voice riding the wind.
A forgotten memory rustling through the branches, urging you to remember.
A lover’s voice carried by the storm, echoing a name only one person will hear.
The call of the wild, a primal force summoning someone away from civilization.
A prophecy or warning, the trees bending and creaking as they try to speak.
A ghost town's remains, the wind slipping through abandoned buildings, mimicking voices long gone.
A child lost in a storm, calling for help while the wind carries their voice away.
or
???
February 18 Prompt
February hides secrets in its shortest days...
Write a poem
about a winter mystery
or
cold secrets
or
???
February 17 Prompt
After a week of love, let's switch to a darker pane.
A foggy windowpane with a handprint.
What memory or ghost lingers there?
What untold horrors will you find on the other side of the window?
February 16 prompt...
Write about something or someone slipping away.
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February 15 prompt...
A couple dancing in the snow. What emotions swirl around them?
Perhaps the morning after Valentine's Day or the beginning or the end?
Go forth and multiply your words.
I am busy again Herb but I am with you spirit. If don’t force things I may be able to come up with some verses
February 13 Prompt
Love remains... sometimes up in the air, and sometimes across the waters.
Today's prompt is an image of a man waiting on a cliff in a rainstorm, looking out to sea, longing for a loved one.
Today, write about someone waiting for a lover who may never return.
February 12 prompt:
Not all love stories end with
'happily ever after’...
Craft a poem about an unconventional romance.
Ah! The valentine card....
You are challenged with crafting a poem above love in another era.
We are uncertain of the origins of Valentine's Day, other than the Catholic church deigned Feb 14 as St. Valentine's Day, to honour one (or more) of a dozen saints and martyrs.
The honour might go to St. Valentine of Terni, jailed for performing marriages (banned by the Emperor). He penned a letter to his jailor's daughter who befriended him. He signed the letter Ex Valentini... From your Valentine.
Isn't that cute.
Go forth with love in your quill.
Last week, the power went out at 4:00 pm. With the sun's stead descent, I pondered where the heck we had stowed the candles. After the search, we lit one as the darkness began to gather its shroud. The one flame flickered in defiance, but I thought...
Gonna write tonight while it's actually raining out my window. Super ready
February 09 Prompt
"The Sound of Footsteps on Wet Pavement“
Footsteps on wet pavement evoke a cinematic quality—echoing in an empty street, vanishing into the night, or hesitating at the edge of a decision. The rhythmic tapping can symbolize departure, pursuit, longing, or resolution.
This prompt invites you to explore movement and direction in poetry.
Who is walking? A lost lover? A stranger? Someone running from their past?
Where are they going? Toward something hopeful, or away from something painful?
What does the wet pavement signify? A fresh start, a recent storm, or a night that refuses to end?
Focus on Emotion & Mood
Loneliness, Regret, Mystery, Determination, Joy.
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Well this might be a help in getting me to stop littering my phone and google docs with half written poems! Also today’s prompt has the wheels turning for sure… not sure what will come of it yet though.
Hi Herb, trying with some of these, but my February has been humid, with some days hot (35 c) and some in moderate (25c) Sydney is transitioning into winter which is probably closer to your spring. But time is slipping quickly and I will try to pen some thoughts.
WOW! A lot here, awesome herb! Thank you for these!
Feb 08 - "A letter never sent..." Write a poem inspired by an unsent message. There’s something haunting about a message never delivered—a letter that remains folded in a drawer, an email left in drafts, a text typed out but never sent. These unsent words hold emotions frozen in time: confessions of love, apologies, regrets, secrets, or farewells that never reached their destination.
A letter never sent can be:
A confession that arrived too late.
A goodbye that never found its voice.
A moment of vulnerability never shared.
A love letter meant for someone who has moved on.
A truth too dangerous to reveal.
Feb 07 - A single pink rose left in the snow. What’s the story behind it?
Feb 06 - Listen to the heat beating, at rest. Write about mindfulness in the present or write about the change of an impending impact.
Feb 05 - Watch the
timelapse of a sunrise. Write about a moment of transformation.
Feb 04 - February, the shortest month, arrives with a quiet whisper and departs just as quickly. It carries the weight of winter’s last breath, the hope of spring’s arrival, and the lingering warmth of love in the air. Like a houseguest who never fully settles, February reminds us that time moves swiftly, slipping through our fingers before we can grasp it. "February is a fleeting guest..." Use this as the first line of a poem about the passage of time.
Feb 03 - A frozen lake at sunset. Write a poem about something hidden or living beneath the ice
Feb 02 - Listen to the audio clip. Describe the warmth it evokes or contrast it with the cold outside.
Feb 01 - Watch the snowfall video. Write a poem capturing the sensation of watching snowflakes descend.