Daily Archives: July 28, 2021

Bridging

Posted on July 28, 2021 by purplepeninportland

Written for: dVerse Poets Pub – Poetics: The Proverbial (posted by Merrill) “For this prompt, choose a proverb or a pair of proverbs. Use them as you wish—as an epigraph or within the poem. Be serious or funny. You can … Continue reading →

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Steeped in Greed

Posted on July 28, 2021 by purplepeninportland

Written for: Go Dog Go Cafe, Donna Matthews challenge: A Rondeau “The rondeau has a refrain and rhymes–two elements of many French poems. The traditional rondeau is a poem consisting of 3 stanzas, 13 original lines, and 2 refrains (of … Continue reading →

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“a wooden puppet”

Posted on July 28, 2021 by purplepeninportland

Written for: The Twiglets #237 – “a wooden puppet” On the dance floor he resembled a wooden puppet. Children’s mouths gaped open, as the wooden puppet’s nose began to grow. little boy sketching his pencil draws sharp angles a wooden … Continue reading →

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