Tag Archives: Boketto form

Constantly Uncertain

Posted on April 18, 2023 by purplepeninportland

Written for: Poetic Asides 2023 April PAD Challenge – Day 17 “Write a nerve poem.” Insides shift, heart pound loudly. He is now gone eight hours driving when he should not be. I know he’s lost, will not pick up … Continue reading →

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Forming a Boketto

Posted on November 9, 2022 by purplepeninportland

Written for: November 2022 PAD Chapbook Challenge – Day 8 For today’s Two-for-Tuesday prompt: 1. Write a form poem, and/or… 2. Write an anti-form poem. Form writing presents challenge which is always good for brain, though you can go insane … Continue reading →

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Busy Day At Lake

Posted on April 22, 2022 by purplepeninportland

Written for: April 2022 PAD Challenge – Day 21 “Write a sound poem.” Turtle watches from his rock Flutter, flick of wings in lake. Honk! Honk! Geese gather. They see mound of torn bread. Webbed feet flap towards food. Quack1 … Continue reading →

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Special Times

Posted on November 6, 2021 by purplepeninportland

Written for; November 2021 PAD – Day 5 Write a special poem. Reading a thick paperback on lounge chair in bathing suit. Our cabin is up a hill. You look peaceful on this vacation. Spending a week in Montauk. At … Continue reading →

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Grasping A Moment

Posted on June 27, 2021 by purplepeninportland

I cannot grasp my moment. They all go by so quickly Look at an old photograph; start with laugh, end with weeping. That moment passed by, new one popped up. Hold on to a moment, for then it it is … Continue reading →

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Moment by Moment

Posted on March 23, 2019 by purplepeninportland

Written for: Poetic Bloomings2 – InForm: Boketto “A while back, I heard about something called boketto. Boketto is a Japanese word that really doesn’t translate into English very well. But, the concept of Boketto is akin to staring at the … Continue reading →