Tag Archives: books

“a world of words”

Posted on April 20, 2022 by purplepeninportland

Written for: The Twiglets #275 – world of words My Thesaurus is my world of alternate worlds. As a child I gazed in awe at the many shelves stocked with book at the library. I wondered if anyone had read … Continue reading →

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Comfort Of A Classic

Posted on February 1, 2022 by purplepeninportland

Written for: The Sunday Whirl, Wordle #538 Words: honey, leaving, family, books, hunger, truck, sign, broken, wind, silk, black, dust In these black, broken times, with family, and friends far away as distant chimes, she hungers for books, like a … Continue reading →

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Language Mishap

Posted on November 22, 2021 by purplepeninportland

Written for: Friday Writings #3 – A Different Interpretation “Take a well-known saying, and interpret it differently.” Tell us your recipe for cooking the books Magda enters a local bookseller’s shop. she is overwhelmed by the sizable collection. Proprietor sees … Continue reading →

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The Plan

Posted on April 26, 2021 by purplepeninportland

Written for: The Sunday Whirl, Wordle #500 Words: leader, grow, plan, read, four, edge, feather, send, release, demands, days, force The Leader’s plan is more of a demand, forcing them to give up all reading by 4:00 PM today. He … Continue reading →

Posted in Purple's Home | Tagged books, growth, labor, loyalty, plan, Wordle | 2 Comments

“a bookish day”

Posted on July 15, 2020 by purplepeninportland

Written for: the Twiglets #185 – “a bookish day” A lazy rain silvered slowly to the ground. It was a bookish day. Little girl looked forward to Read-Aloud Day with her favorite teacher. She loved bookish days. displaces fearful thoughts … Continue reading →

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Searching for Honey

Posted on February 27, 2020 by purplepeninportland

Written for: Poetic Asides #517 – Write a haunted poem. He combed bookstores and libraries haunted by her voice like honey. Their parting was still a mystery. He combed bookstores and libraries hoping to find her in reverie waiting to … Continue reading →

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This Book

Posted on January 9, 2020 by purplepeninportland

Written for: Poetic Asides #510 – Write a “This (blank)” poem. I guess I read at a slower rate these days. Each library loan stays in my home longer than it should. One-weekers are out of the question. Up all … Continue reading →

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Chipping Away

Posted on November 26, 2019 by purplepeninportland

Written for: Imaginary Gardens With Real Toads – (posted by Susie) Create a new poem inspired by Karina’s vibrant, beautiful art piece, “Bits of Inspiration”~My Story Books become her. One flutters from her hand holding a rose, one wraps ’round … Continue reading →

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Walked On Down The Hall

Posted on November 24, 2019 by purplepeninportland

Written for: Poetic Bloomings2 – For Your Consideration: “In For The Long Hall(way)” You are presented with a long hallway. At the end of it is a door. There is something behind that door that you anticipate. Or that you … Continue reading →

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Book World

Posted on October 2, 2019 by purplepeninportland

Written for: Imaginary Gardens With Real Toads – “Try Everything” (posted by Rommy) “In this, my penultimate prompt for the Garden, I’d like to celebrate that sense of exploration and ask that we all stretch ourselves a bit. No, not … Continue reading →