Daily Archives: August 1, 2016

Ogham (Celtic Tree Alphabet)

Posted on August 1, 2016 by purplepeninportland

Written for:  Carpe Diem #1008, Ogham With the Ogham alphabet the druids carved secret messages on sticks of Yew, as we read earlier. It was important that those messages were only seen and read by those it concerned. The Ogham … Continue reading →

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Yew

Posted on August 1, 2016 by purplepeninportland

Written for:  Carpe Diem #1007 Yew The Yew is considered to be the most potent tree for protection against evil, a means of connecting to your ancestors, a bringer of dreams and otherworld journeys and a symbol of the old … Continue reading →

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Imagination In Darkness

Posted on August 1, 2016 by purplepeninportland

Written for:  Imaginary Gardens With Real Toads Sunday Mini-Challemge: “Because It Is My Heart” – Micro poetry The object of this challenge is to write a poem in no more than 10 lines (but you may write in fewer than 10 … Continue reading →

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In For Questioning

Posted on August 1, 2016 by purplepeninportland

Written for:  The Sunday Whirl, Wordle #259 Words:  thrust, page, grill, family, twist, sing, check, unfettered, train, finish, run, flower After being thrust into a chair, stared at, and grilled for hours for a twisted crime she did not commit, … Continue reading →

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Typhoon Trump

Posted on August 1, 2016 by purplepeninportland

In my opinion . . . Blonde clouds gathered In an orange sky. Hatred Rained down, white hoods And storm troopers returned To restore order. Borders Were erected. No one could get Inside or out. Laws were bent, Hearts were … Continue reading →

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