Tag Archives: aging

Kid Transports

Posted on January 15, 2023 by purplepeninportland

Written for: Friday Writings #59: Wheels (posted by Rommy) “Use the word wheels or wheel somewhere in your piece.” Blue bike thin tall tires that wheeled me anywhere I fancied. Now I cannot ride– too much time lapsed. Fear set … Continue reading →

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The Next Day

Posted on April 26, 2022 by purplepeninportland

Written for: Poetic Bloomings2 – Prompt #383 – It’s Never Too Late to Learn Something New I listen, I learn something new. I watch the Great Courses DVDs, enthralled to discover mysteries of the brain, life of Vincent Van Gogh, … Continue reading →

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Old Man In Sorrow

Posted on June 17, 2021 by purplepeninportland

Written for: Poets and Storytellers United Weekly Scribblings #74: Painted Tales (posted by Magaly) “Today’s prompt came to mind after I watched Girl with a Pearl Earring, a movie inspired by a novel which was inspired by a painting… Now, … Continue reading →

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Time for Bed

Posted on April 3, 2021 by purplepeninportland

Written for: April 2021 PAD Challenge – Day 3 “Write a communication poem.” Is it that you do not hear me? Or have you deemed the subject as unimportant? I observe you through back door; you see me. Those raised … Continue reading →

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Stages and Ages

Posted on March 26, 2021 by purplepeninportland

Written for: dVerse Poets Pub (posted by Peter) Meeting The Bar: Coming full circle “Circles appear in nature: birth-death-rebirth; seed-plant-fruit-seed; day-night-day. Botanical, seasonal and astronomical, circles are everywhere (though if you look closer you’ll find change, a planet wobbles in … Continue reading →

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Character

Posted on September 13, 2020 by purplepeninportland

Written for: The Sunday Whirl, Wordle #473 Words: face, flex, loon, tense, times, joy, bloom, moon, present, wrinkle, reflect, overcome Wrinkles ironed into your face reflect tense times–past and present. Do you feel a need to overcome them by mourning … Continue reading →

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Grasping

Posted on July 7, 2020 by purplepeninportland

Written for:  Poets and Storytellers United Writers’ Pantry #27:  “We’re Halfway There!”  (posted by Rommy) This world slips slowly away from me. Once I had a tight grip, knew who I was, what my next step would be. Now, bombardment … Continue reading →

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World View

Posted on April 30, 2020 by purplepeninportland

Written for:  Go Dog Go Café – Tuesday Writing Prompt – “My World” A deep feeling of sadness permeates my world. Why does it feel overwhelming all at once, I wonder. Deaths of family, and friends, changes in relationships, dreaded … Continue reading →

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Tarnished Silver

Posted on February 20, 2020 by purplepeninportland

Written for:  Poetics Aside #516 – “Write a star poem.” Her star silvered all who surrounded her with diminutive diamonds of light. Her brightness glided on stairs made of moonlight. Like ordinary people, she aged. No amount of polish would … Continue reading →

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An Aging Sonnet

Posted on January 11, 2019 by purplepeninportland

Written for:  dVerse Poets Pub – Poetry Forms:  The Sonnet – (posted by Bjorn) “With a new year comes changes and new goals to deliver. Given the success of our last book project we have discussed to create a book … Continue reading →

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