Tag Archives: attention

For the Good Of The Earth

Posted on March 20, 2023 by purplepeninportland

Written for: Poetic Bloomings2 – Prompt #430 – For or Against “As we know, you can be for something or against something. The stuff of confrontation. We won’t go there. This is a soothing place. The poems we write are … Continue reading →

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Focus on Creation

Posted on February 2, 2023 by purplepeninportland

Written for: Poetic Asides #641 “Write a hurry poem.” Never rush when you are baking, tidy up afterwards or crucial ingredients may be forgotten. A cake may not rise, if bread lacks salt, it’s tasteless. Leave the mess for later, … Continue reading →

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How To Care For An Older Dog

Posted on April 14, 2022 by purplepeninportland

Written for: April 2022 PAD Challenge Day 13 “Write a How to _______ poem.” Sad eyes gaze provide comfort a soft spot to curl up in frequent pets patience and love heedful to signs of distress https://www.writersdigest.com/write-better-poetry/2022-april-pad-challenge-day-13

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Effective Ads

Posted on June 16, 2020 by purplepeninportland

Written for: dVerse Poets Pub – Quadrille #106 – “drum” (posted by Mish) “Lately I have lost my rhythm. My daily routine is more like a jazz drum. It starts and stalls in unexpected places. I’ve lost my beat. I … Continue reading →

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Emotional Food

Posted on November 1, 2018 by purplepeninportland

Written for: Poetics Aside #460 – Write a nourishment poem. Without emotional nourishment we are frightened, floating souls.

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A Funny Breed

Posted on June 21, 2018 by purplepeninportland

Written for: Poetics Aside #441 “For today’s prompt, write a notice poem. A notice could be a warning about something. Or it could just be an informational type of notice. Or perhaps, you just noticed a person, place, or thing … Continue reading →

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The Boy

Posted on September 7, 2017 by purplepeninportland

Written for: Imaginary Gardens With Live Toads – Words Count with Mama Zen Your Assignment: Chose three words from the above list and compose a little bit of brilliance of sixty words or less. Bonus points if you title your … Continue reading →

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When Does the Grass Stop Being Greener?

Posted on May 26, 2017 by purplepeninportland

Written for: dVerse Poets Pub: Form For All – Ottava Rima (posted by Frank) Ottava rima is an old Italian form consisting of multiple stanzas each of eight lines using iambic meter and having the rhyme pattern abababcc. The boy … Continue reading →