Tag Archives: American Sentence

“so you say”

Posted on June 17, 2020 by purplepeninportland

Written for:  The Twiglets #181 – “so you say” So you say you are a former Miss America? I’m not buyin’ it. So you say you love me and it will never happen again– liar! time speeds up with age … Continue reading →

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“get messy”

Posted on June 9, 2020 by purplepeninportland

Written for:  The Twiglets #180 – “get messy” Fun of finger painting is that you were encouraged to get messy. so many ways to get messy. I would not like to be a mud wrestler. flowers of plant droop in … Continue reading →

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“down a well”

Posted on January 22, 2020 by purplepeninportland

Written for:  The Twiglets #160 – “down a well” Mel fell down a well not too swell came under spell of witch named Nell. He yelled and yelled but bell did knell.   If you climbed down a wishing well, … Continue reading →

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White on White

Posted on December 22, 2019 by purplepeninportland

Written for:  Sunday Muse #87 White on white-horse in a snowstorm-guides the way home for the perched lost bird. http://thesundaymuse.blogspot.com/   ss

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Dilemma

Posted on December 16, 2019 by purplepeninportland

Written for:  Sunday Muse #86 If only I could have both a taste of monastic life, and spate of sin. http://thesundaymuse.blogspot.com/

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Glowing Hearts

Posted on December 2, 2019 by purplepeninportland

Written for:  Poetic Bloomings2 – Prompt #271 – Grown-Up Christmas List “When we were children we wrote out our Christmas Wish List. Now as we’ve gotten older, Natalie Cole’s rendition of “Grown-Up Christmas List” comes to mind. What rises to … Continue reading →

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“innocent as air”

Posted on November 28, 2019 by purplepeninportland

Written for:  The Twiglets #154 – “innocent as air” The air touches everyone, even those who are not innocent. innocent as air opinions and judgements unformed a newborn baby Do not blame unhealthy conditions on the air, for we have … Continue reading →

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“pale distance”

Posted on November 13, 2019 by purplepeninportland

Written for:  The Twiglets #152 – “pale distance” In pale distance/outline of horse is befogged/in the early dawn. smoke pales in distance houses and mountains visible wild fires abate There was a young lady from Memphis whose voice, she thought, … Continue reading →

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“block of text”

Posted on November 6, 2019 by purplepeninportland

Written for:  The Twiglets #151 – “block of text” I walked around the block and was assaulted by a wall of trite text. You are blocked from ever using that text. block of printed text left out on a stormy … Continue reading →

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Eyes Afire

Posted on July 19, 2019 by purplepeninportland

Written for:  The Wednesday Muse:  American Sentence (sentence of 17 syllables) “The American Sentence was created by Allen Ginsberg. Ginsberg was born in 1926 in Newark. NJ and went to Columbia University in NYC. He was one of the original … Continue reading →

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