Daily Archives: June 19, 2019

spiderweb

Posted on June 19, 2019 by purplepeninportland

Written for:  Carpe Diem #1679 Troiku Month (8) spiderweb “Today I have a modern haiku for you created by Calvin Olson in 2016. It’s a nice haiku to work with I think.” Spiderweb anchored To a tree, a bush, the … Continue reading →

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Alice and Violet

Posted on June 19, 2019 by purplepeninportland

Written for:  dVerse Poets Pub – Poetics:  “Meet Jackie Hurlbert”  (posted by charmed chaos) “I first discovered Jacquline Hurlbert’s arresting art when we were on a cruise in 2005. On our way to Victoria, Canada one of the stops was … Continue reading →

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Worrying At The Window

Posted on June 19, 2019 by purplepeninportland

Written for:  dVerse Poets Pub – Quadrille #82   (posted by Kim) “Fretboard of Poetry” The word ‘fret’ has its origins in Old English fretan meaning to ‘devour or consume’ and is related to the Dutch vreten and German fressen. Its … Continue reading →

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“lightning and Toads”

Posted on June 19, 2019 by purplepeninportland

Written for:  The Twiglets  #131 – “lightning and toads” Do toad keep their chins up when hearing lightning, or are they frightened, dashing away to a safe spot, suspending all song until the storm passes. Lightning brings out the toad in … Continue reading →

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