Tag Archives: Age

42 Years

Posted on November 2, 2022 by purplepeninportland

Written for: November PAD Chapbook Challenge – Day 1 Two-for-Tuesday – “Write a beginning poem, and/or write an ending poem” dark humor, he made me laugh books, crucial crossword lovers explorers seeking new sights. Met in March, married in June … Continue reading →

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Bar Study

Posted on August 22, 2022 by purplepeninportland

Written for: Sunday Muse #224 Look at that young man at the bar, thin coat in Winter. Young people do not feel the cold. Thick head of black hair, face smiling in comfort. Once, that was me. Oh yes. No … Continue reading →

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Despite All Odds

Posted on July 25, 2022 by purplepeninportland

Written for: Poetic Bloomings2 – Prompt #396 – Choose Life “The greatest gift any of us have ever received is of course, this life we live. It is all we are and ever will be. It may not always be … Continue reading →

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Dog Reactions to Cold Weather

Posted on January 25, 2022 by purplepeninportland

Written for: dVerse Poets Pub – Quadrille #144 (posted by Merrill) “Hello, dVerse Poets! It’s Merril, writing from southern New Jersey, where we’ve been experiencing colder winter weather than we’ve had in a few years. It’s fitting then, that today’s … Continue reading →

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Is Life Easier?

Posted on October 25, 2021 by purplepeninportland

Written for: Poets and Storytellers United Weekly Scribblings #92: Forward Movement (posted by Rosemary) “Please write something on the theme of ‘Forward Movement’, in whatever way you choose to interpret that.” Moving ahead we tread into unknown spaces. As we … Continue reading →

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A Realist Poem

Posted on October 6, 2021 by purplepeninportland

Written for: Poets and Storytellers United Weekly Scribblings #89: Keeping It Real (posted by Rosemary) Wikipedia tells us that Realism in art (including literature) is ‘the attempt to represent subject matter truthfully, without artificiality.’ It tends to focus on ‘the … Continue reading →

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Long Silvered Locks

Posted on September 12, 2021 by purplepeninportland

Written for: Sunday Muse #177 Ach, it is becoming too difficult to braid the hair I have stubbornly sought to keep. Deep veins and liver-spotted, arthritic hands, are gnarled like an old tree. Honey, would you please help me finish … Continue reading →

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“it’s not you”

Posted on April 7, 2021 by purplepeninportland

Written for: The Twiglets #221 – “it’s not you” Spotted a dark-haired man, tall with a familiar gait– but it wasn’t you. It’s not you nor is it me we just were never meant to be. mourns over loss of … Continue reading →

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Cold Whisper

Posted on December 17, 2020 by purplepeninportland

Written for: Go Dog Go Cafe – Tuesday Writing Prompt (posted by Devereaux and Beth) “Use the phrase “as winter whispers” in any form.” as winter whispers he catches the ear of Spring my days are numbered https://godoggocafe.com/

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Three Chapters of Me

Posted on September 21, 2020 by purplepeninportland

Written for: Poetic Bloomings2 – Prompt #304 My Life In Words “Your auto-biography begins here. Break up your life (up to this point in time) into three chapters. Give each chapter a title. Write three brief poems (one for each … Continue reading →

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