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Unique Vacation

Posted on September 30, 2022 by purplepeninportland

Written for: dVerse Poets Pub – Haibun Monday: September Song (Guest host: Xenia Tran) “Create a haibun about September, and a special moment you experienced or are looking forward to.” A September vacation that would be recalled and cherished in … Continue reading →

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On Your Special Day

Posted on April 2, 2022 by purplepeninportland

Written for: Friday Writings #20 (posted by Rommy) A Piece Of Cake “Hello, Word Artists and Admirers! I am using my turn at hosting to wish one of the admins of this page a happy birthday a few days early. … Continue reading →

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A Birthday

Posted on March 28, 2022 by purplepeninportland

Written for: Poetic Bloomings2 – Guest Prompt “Write about the gift of a day.” (posted by Mary Elizabeth Todd) My birthday gifted me yesterday. Cards made me smile (no old people ones). Out to dinner with a few of my … Continue reading →

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Party of Hunters

Posted on May 16, 2021 by purplepeninportland

Written for: Poets and Storytellers United Weekly Scribblings #69: Of The Hunt (posted by Magaly) “I invite you to write poetry or prose from the point of view of a character or speaker who is hunting, being hunted, or both.” … Continue reading →

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July Musings

Posted on August 1, 2020 by purplepeninportland

Written for:  Poetic Bloomings2 – July Covid-19 P.A.D. – Day 31 End of the Poetic Bloomings Covid-19 P.A.D. “We’ve reached the end of the road for another year. I hope you had fun and wrote some good drafts for some … Continue reading →

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Low Key Fun

Posted on July 24, 2020 by purplepeninportland

Written for:  Poetic Bloomings2 – July Covid-19 P.A.D. – Day 23 You Say It’s Your Birthday “Another celebration that has been placed on hold were the obvious birthdays. If there was a birthday for someone near and dear to you, … Continue reading →

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birthday

Posted on April 2, 2019 by purplepeninportland

Written for:  Carpe Diem #1634 Hanamatsuri … the celebration of the birth of Buddha (classical kigo) “Today’s theme is “hanamatsuri” a wonderful Asian festival in which the birth of Buddha is celebrated.” “The following text comes from a pamphlet published … Continue reading →

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Birthday Picnic

Posted on September 4, 2018 by purplepeninportland

This is one of the three major American picnic holidays. Think about Picnics. Ideal, realistic; when, where, with whom. Be happy. It was unexpected, the rejected girl returning to the land of wonder, swinging a basket of sophistication on this … Continue reading →

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Dad’s 65th

Posted on July 19, 2018 by purplepeninportland

Written for:  Poetics Aside #445 – Write a special day poem. A friend’s yard festooned with balloons, Old English Sheepdog looking alarmed at large gathering, family and friends to celebrate together in July’s lovely weather. Surprised 65th for my deserving … Continue reading →

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Lennon Day

Posted on October 10, 2017 by purplepeninportland

Written for:  Poems of Garden Gnomes – “Today We Celebrate” “We can find something to celebrate on pretty much every day of the year. Be it a national holiday, a local celebration or just making it through another day in … Continue reading →

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