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Grandmother’s Hair

Posted on March 13, 2022 by purplepeninportland

Written for: Sunday Muse #202 – Women’s History Month “Hello Musers! This week we are celebrating Woman’s History Month, and featuring several images along that theme. You can pick the photo that speaks to you, or if they all do, … Continue reading →

Posted in Purple's Home | Tagged beauty, generations, hair, Written from Art | 22 Comments

Hidden Art

Posted on May 7, 2021 by purplepeninportland

Written for: Poets and Storytellers United Weekly Scribblings #68: Where Are You Placed? (posted by Rosemary) “Think about places which are special to you for any reason, and bring them to life for us in whatever way you choose.” Extraordinary … Continue reading →

Posted in Purple's Home | Tagged art, beauty, gardens, place, special | 12 Comments

Finding Space

Posted on January 17, 2021 by purplepeninportland

Written for: Poets and Storytellers United Weekly Scribblings #52: Something About Mary (posted by Rosemary) “One of the things I did in the break was lots and lots of reading. And one of the things I read, cover to cover, … Continue reading →

Posted in Purple's Home | Tagged beauty, heart, Inspired by another poem, nature | 2 Comments

Hotel Nightmare

Posted on November 18, 2020 by purplepeninportland

Written for: Go Dog Go Cafe Tuesday Writing Prompt (posted by Devereaux and Beth) “Today’s prompt: Write a piece of prose or poetry that uses the words hotel and porcelain skin.” Her creamy complexion was like porcelain skin on a … Continue reading →

Posted in Purple's Home | Tagged beauty, death, Micro-poetry, woman, written from words | 3 Comments

Covers

Posted on November 16, 2020 by purplepeninportland

Written for: Sunday Whirl, Wordle #482 Words: print, face, lace, softly, slit, embrace, trace, listen, still, infinite In print her face is softly lit without a trace of worried lines. Her dress is sewn of lace, a slit running down … Continue reading →

Posted in Purple's Home | Tagged beauty, cover, unrealistic, Wordle, youth | 2 Comments

What of Beauty

Posted on August 27, 2020 by purplepeninportland

Written for: Poetic Bloomings2 – InForm Poet: Quatern A Quatern is a sixteen-line French form composed of four quatrains. – It is similar to the Kyrielle and the Retourne. – It has a refrain that revolves to a different place … Continue reading →

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At Night

Posted on June 9, 2020 by purplepeninportland

Written for: Go Dog Go Cafe – Tuesday Writing Prompt Use “beautiful dreamer” in a piece of poetry or prose. women admire him green-eyed beautiful dreamer dreams in nightmare hues Tuesday Writing Prompt Challenge–June 9, 2020

Posted in Purple's Home | Tagged admired, beauty, Day, Haiku, Night | Comments Off

Townhouse Meets Cottage

Posted on June 1, 2020 by purplepeninportland

Written for: The Sunday Whirl, Wordle #458 Words: order, whiskey, empty, lift, touch, frothy, dish, singe, breathe, cottage, eggs, smoke Her hair was the color of smoky scotch whiskey. She entered my bar, and I could scarcely breathe. There was … Continue reading →

Posted in Purple's Home | Tagged awe-struck, bar, bartender, beauty, class, woman, Wordle | 4 Comments

Peonies Bring Memories

Posted on February 6, 2020 by purplepeninportland

Written for: Poets and Storytellers United – Weekly Scribblings #5: A Mouthful of Flowers (posted by Sanaa) “Hello everyone and welcome to another round of Weekly Scribblings! Flowers have continued to inspire poets, writers and artists for generations. From what … Continue reading →

Posted in Purple's Home | Tagged beauty, cousin, Love, memories, peonies | 8 Comments

Secret Powers

Posted on October 13, 2019 by purplepeninportland

Written for: Imaginary Gardens With Real Toads – Just One Word: Dynamite (posted by Marian) She is a dynamite girl hour-glass figure, auburn curls. Most popular in her school The other girls feel drab near Jewel. The boys all stare … Continue reading →