Daily Archives: April 9, 2018

Battle of Smart and Stupid

Posted on April 9, 2018 by purplepeninportland

Written for:  Poetic Asides 2018 April PAD Challenge – Day 9 Take the phrase “Battle (blank)”, replace the blank with a word or phrase; make the new phrase your title. I’d love to debate you, says Smart, thinking has become … Continue reading →

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I’m Hedging My Bets

Posted on April 9, 2018 by purplepeninportland

Written for:  Imaginary Gardens With Real Toads – “Speaking in the Voice of Another” “Our exercise is to write a poem in the voice of another: in this case, the voice of a woman living in feudal times, addressing her … Continue reading →

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Hopes

Posted on April 9, 2018 by purplepeninportland

Written for:  Haiku Horizons – “pin” awaking in stillness she knows he has gone for good after she pinned hopes on him https://haikuhorizons.wordpress.com/

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Off The Main Road

Posted on April 9, 2018 by purplepeninportland

Written for:  The Sunday Whirl, Wordle #346 Words:  bread, growl, devil, stranger, drive, on, light, switch, off, shy, stripe, snatches In snatches of highway light, road stripes seemed to switch on and off. Still, shying away from the main road, … Continue reading →

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