Monthly Archives: November 2022

Indignities Suffered

Posted on November 30, 2022 by purplepeninportland

Written for: Go Dog Go Cafe – Tuesday Writing Prompt (posted by Devereaux and Beth) “Use ‘manipulation’, ‘children’, and ‘recovery’ in a poem.” Manipulations by teachers caused suffering of indigenous children who needed the rest of their lives to recover, … Continue reading →

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“lizard eyes”

Posted on November 30, 2022 by purplepeninportland

Written for: The Twiglets #307 – lizard eyes Wearing a polyester emerald green suit, and pointy shoes, the lounge lizard’s eyes narrow, as he catches sight of a woman smiling from the audience. After an accident, the lizard had to … Continue reading →

Posted in Purple's Home | Tagged Haiku, limerick, lizards, Micro-poetry, wizards | 8 Comments

Realization vs. Stupidity

Posted on November 30, 2022 by purplepeninportland

Written for: November 2022 PAD Chapbook Challenge – Day 29 “It’s not often we get five Two-for-Tuesday prompts in a challenge, but this has been a special kind of month.” For this week’s Two-for-Tuesday prompt: 1. Write a truth poem, … Continue reading →

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Cozy Night

Posted on November 29, 2022 by purplepeninportland

Written for: dVerse Poets Pub – Quadrille #165 – Warmly (posted by Lisa) “As we in the Northern hemisphere are crunching into winter, those in the Southern hemisphere are crunching out of it and into summer. In either case, the … Continue reading →

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Letter to Couple in Restaurant

Posted on November 29, 2022 by purplepeninportland

Written for: Friday Writings: #54: Writing to a Stranger “So, for this week’s optional prompt, I invite you to write to a stranger. Not just any stranger, but someone specific you have in mind, whether observed or imagined. It doesn’t … Continue reading →

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If You Refrain

Posted on November 29, 2022 by purplepeninportland

Written for: November 2022 PAD Chapbook Challenge – Day 28 “For today’s prompt, write a remix poem. This is one of my favorite prompts, and I’ve used it in previous chapbook challenge months. Take a poem you’ve written in the … Continue reading →

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Partaking of Life

Posted on November 29, 2022 by purplepeninportland

Written for: November 2022 PAD Chapbook Challenge – Day 27 “For today’s prompt, write a resolution poem. Your poem could be about the kind of resolutions people make each new year, new month, new week, or new day. But it … Continue reading →

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This Poem is a Rainbow

Posted on November 28, 2022 by purplepeninportland

Written for: Poetic Bloomings2, Prompt #414 – Color Me Poetic! “Below is a link to Wikipedia’s list of Crayola crayon color names, both current and retired. Choose one (or several) to add a splash of color to your pretty words. … Continue reading →

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Face to Face

Posted on November 28, 2022 by purplepeninportland

Written for: The Sunday Whirl, Wordle #580 Words: boys, free, chain, steal, doors, will, games, dead, sea, plead, crave, ledge Stealing a steel chain, an envenomed man freely swings it in an arc across from his boyhood abuser, forced up … Continue reading →