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Incident At River

Posted on August 8, 2021 by purplepeninportland

Written for: Sunday Whirl, Wordle #513 Words: breath, river, beams, touch, summer, paper, simple, needles, swallows, humble, bend, crowd She gazed at the breadth of the river as beams of summer sunlight touched the bones and bend of her back. … Continue reading →

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D.U.I.

Posted on December 2, 2019 by purplepeninportland

Written for:  Sunday Whirl,  Wordle #432 Words:  middle, hope, divide, rally, reign, resign, villain, disguise, shade, chain, shoot, shame One afternoon in November when clouds reigned over sun, middle divider on highway was slammed by a villainous drunk driver. Shame … Continue reading →

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Man At the Highway

Posted on May 26, 2019 by purplepeninportland

Written for:  Imaginary Gardens With Real Toads – Weekend Mini-Challenge “Portraiture”  (posted by Kim) “Write a new poem, or revise an old one, which paints a portrait. It can be of someone you know or have known, a relative or … Continue reading →

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A Log Lesson

Posted on January 10, 2017 by purplepeninportland

Written for:  dVerse Poets, Haibun Monday #28  (posted by Grace)  Guest host:  Lady Nyo The theme is “Childhood Experiences”, whether they be pleasurable or traumatic, but perhaps something that changed the course of your life or impacted you in some … Continue reading →

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OMG!

Posted on October 22, 2014 by purplepeninportland

Written for:  Margo Roby’s P0em Tryouts:  “It Was An Accident” Why does each accident occupy a memory cell? What is it about each event that keeps it with you? You can write a straight forward poem recalling an accident. Or, … Continue reading →

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