Monthly Archives: December 2021

Out of Character

Posted on December 20, 2021 by purplepeninportland

Written for: Sunday Muse #191 Now, your prompt! This week’s theme is “cosplay creatures”! You get a choice of any or all of three images to write poetry for. Not a great feat to fly over a wall. Adorned in … Continue reading →

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some haiku

Posted on December 15, 2021 by purplepeninportland

Written for: Friday Writings #6: The Shorter The Sweeter? (posted by Rosemary) “Greetings, dear wordsmiths! What have you been up to lately? Me, I’ve been reading a very interesting book. (Interesting to me, anyway.) Someone in one of the haiku … Continue reading →

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“even better”

Posted on December 15, 2021 by purplepeninportland

Written for: The Twiglets #257 – “even better” The joy on someone’s face when they open your gift is even better than getting presents. She took odds he took evens she lost bet. white lotus blossom floats in gleaming lake, … Continue reading →

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Wool Mask

Posted on December 15, 2021 by purplepeninportland

Written for: Go Dog Go Cafe – Tuesday Writing Prompt: “Write a piece of prose or poetry using the words: frost, mask, and significant other.” (posted by Devereaux and Beth) At the first hint of frost, his significant other donned … Continue reading →

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Tinsel Dreams

Posted on December 15, 2021 by purplepeninportland

Written for: dVerse Poets Pub – Quadrille #142 (posted by Mish) “tinsel” Drawn to Tinsel Town, she finally arrived, fresh off the bus to a local dive, called a hotel. She spent days at open auditions, tinseled with girls who … Continue reading →

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The Christmas Song

Posted on December 13, 2021 by purplepeninportland

Written for: Poetic Bloomings2 – Prompt #364 The Muse in Music “Christmas music fills the airwaves these days. And it’s easy to find inspiration in a good song title. Using one such title as your poem’s title, write that poem!” … Continue reading →

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Winged Traveler

Posted on December 13, 2021 by purplepeninportland

Written for: The Sunday Whirl, Wordle #531 Words: spark, wing, shift, water, gratitude, crystal, flutter, stories, haunt, words, staff Spark me with a glittering crystal, and I will show you fluttering wings over white-capped waters, grateful geese taking their leave. … Continue reading →

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Angel Pillow

Posted on December 12, 2021 by purplepeninportland

Written for: Sunday Muse #190 I dream an angel’s lap is my pillow. Do not want to open my eyes. Why would an angel visit an ancient tenement? If I wake to find she has taken her leave, I will … Continue reading →

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Ice Box

Posted on December 10, 2021 by purplepeninportland

Written for: dVerse Poets Pub – Open Link Night (posted by Bjorn) in response to Merrill’s – Poetics: Passions Stamped on Lifeless Things For today’s prompt I would like you to write about a historical artifact. Since we’ve had Sarah’s … Continue reading →

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“awake again”

Posted on December 8, 2021 by purplepeninportland

Written for: The Twiglets #256 – “awake again” I’m awake again. Now you have company. He is awake again, and painting after years of dormancy. she startles awake eyes wide, state of confusion after kiss by frog A fellow from … Continue reading →

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