Daily Archives: January 12, 2015

Cutting Open

Posted on January 12, 2015 by purplepeninportland

Written for:  Imaginary Garden with Real Toads Our challenge is to write a new poem or prose poem in response to David Huerta’s words. Some examples of responses include affirming what the speaker said or using his title or line … Continue reading →

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Daruma Dolls

Posted on January 12, 2015 by purplepeninportland

Written for:  Carpe Diem #644, First Market (Hatsuchi) New Year is the season for many Daruma Markets all over Japan, mostly around the Kanto area. It seems everybody wants to make sure the coming year brings him/her a little more … Continue reading →

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“the endless night”

Posted on January 12, 2015 by purplepeninportland

Written for:  Carpe Diem Tan Renga Challenge #68, Ese’s, “the endless night” the endless night unable to count the stars in the frozen pond                  (c) Ese glimmers of sleeping fish gold under starry … Continue reading →

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New Pastime

Posted on January 12, 2015 by purplepeninportland

Written for:  The Sunday Whirl, Wordle #195 Words:  condemn, render, ennui, list, smell, inky, senses, capitulate, channel, single, generate, end He condemns programmers for showing reruns on every channel. Not a single show exists to generate his interest, rendering him … Continue reading →

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