Tag Archives: bad luck

Joe Has A Bad Day

Posted on March 30, 2020 by purplepeninportland

Written for: The Sunday Whirl, Wordle #449 Words: maze, wreck, crawl, back, armed, last, trapped, hand, stash, land, chatter, saw Armed with twenty-four rolls of toilet paper to add to his stash, Joe rushes out to his car only to … Continue reading →

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Hard Times for Harlequins

Posted on October 22, 2018 by purplepeninportland

Written for: The Sunday Muse #26 I’m a harlequin, moonstruck, lost my pluck, down on luck. My familiar stares at my hat of copper, a topper too strange for him to contemplate. No date no gig, just my black adorer. … Continue reading →

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Counting

Posted on August 29, 2016 by purplepeninportland

Written for: The Sunday Whirl, Wordle #263 Words: cross, left, count, enter, brush, post, part, bless, only, plate, turn, free Winter blew through him. Fast fall. He tried to count his blessings; could only think of two: he was alive, … Continue reading →

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Ninety Days

Posted on March 31, 2016 by purplepeninportland

Written for: Poets United Midweek Motif~Ninety/The Nineties Today you have a vast choice of subject: the 90s. Ninety days are three months time in which a lot can change. You get the axe–you’re not in your prime. Ninety days … Continue reading →