Monthly Archives: May 2022

Warning

Posted on May 31, 2022 by purplepeninportland

Written for: dVerse Poets Pub – Quadrille #153: Out of the Meadow’s Browse (posted by Linda Lyberg) “I was recently reading Owls and Other Fantasies, by Mary Oliver and came across a lovely poem that inspired me to use the … Continue reading →

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Roadblocks to Freedom

Posted on May 30, 2022 by purplepeninportland

Written for: Poetic Bloomings2 – Prompt #388 The Price of Freedom “Whatever you perceive as freedom, make it the impetus for your poem. Freedom is not free. It carries quite a cost.” What would inhibit your freedom? Violence (street and … Continue reading →

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Cool Rain, Hot Tears

Posted on May 29, 2022 by purplepeninportland

Written for: Sunday Muse #212 Cool rain washes away hot tears. She wonders if this rain- drop downpour will purify her once more. How many chances are given–one, two ten? What amount of forgiveness is there in this world now? … Continue reading →

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Chatter in the Courtroom

Posted on May 26, 2022 by purplepeninportland

Written for: dVerse Poets Pub – Poetics: Corvid poetry (posted by Ingrid) “To the corvidae family belong a variety of birds including ravens, rooks, jackdaws, jays, choughs, magpies and of course, the common crow. Though these birds may be a … Continue reading →

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A Child In Summer

Posted on May 25, 2022 by purplepeninportland

Written for: dVerse Poets Pub – Haibun Monday: Summer (posted by Frank J. Tassone) “Let’s join in the celebration of Summer! Write a haibun that alludes to this hottest of seasons.” When I think of Summer, I am apt to … Continue reading →

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War Cycles

Posted on May 25, 2022 by purplepeninportland

Written for: Go Dog Go Cafe – Tuesday Writing Prompt (posted by Devereaux and Beth) “Todays prompt: Use “never again” in a poem.” Horrific as each war is, and people stating ‘never again’, I take that phrase with a grain … Continue reading →

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“dream bin”

Posted on May 25, 2022 by purplepeninportland

Written for: The Twiglets #280 – dream bin I bin all over the world searching for my dream. The bin was not large enough to hold all my nightmares. a simple dream– to know once more the beauty of my … Continue reading →

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Warning From The North

Posted on May 24, 2022 by purplepeninportland

Written for: The Sunday Whirl, Wordle #554 Words: thunder, translucent, journey, sacred, power, north, hits, beneath, search, spellbinding, order, freeze Thunder god from Order of The North, shot powerful, spellbinding bolts of midnight blue on a sacred journey to warn … Continue reading →

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Casting Light

Posted on May 23, 2022 by purplepeninportland

Written for: Sunday Muse #211 sisters of night sky cast curlicues of color light up the world Happy Birthday, Shay! http://thesundaymuse.blogspot.com/

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Delicate Operation

Posted on May 23, 2022 by purplepeninportland

Written for: Poetic Bloomings2 – Prompt #387 Fences Make Great Neighbors “Finishing a fence project, and that adage came to mind. Write a fence poem or a neighbor verse.” A three-man operation. First one is a thief– empty house situation … Continue reading →

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