Poetically Prompted

gateway

Define a gateway
A place
A passage
Neither here
Nor there
Portal guarded
Guard post set
How to arrive
How to depart
A place where spaces come together
For better or for worse
A door to more

12 lines
95 words


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Week # 30

Prompt Word: GATEWAY

noun
an opening that can be closed by a gate.
"we turned into a gateway leading to a small cottage"

a frame or arch built around or over a gate.
"a big house with a wrought-iron gateway"

a means of access or entry to a place.
"Mombasa, the gateway to East Africa"

Your poem should be inspired by the prompt word,
the definition was included to offer some inspiration,
if needed. It's not necessary to use the examples in your work.

Your poem should be a minimum of 12 lines.