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Toots

Posted on October 13, 2021 by purplepeninportland

Written for: Quickly – Toot Toot Tuesday “Write about a horn. Or a train, maybe? Maybe a fart Tootsie rolls are yummy but cannot toot. Back at AA meeting after disappearing on a toot. Never toot your own horn. We … Continue reading →

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Mars

Posted on March 4, 2020 by purplepeninportland

Written for:  dVerse Poets Pub – Haibun Monday – Mars  (posted by Frank J. Tassone) “Write a haibun that references Mars” As a child, I was intrigued by Mars purely for the color–a red planet. If there were people living … Continue reading →

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Sweets ‘N Stuff

Posted on November 23, 2019 by purplepeninportland

Written for:  Imaginary Gardens With Real Toads – Weekend Challenge – Get Listed! With A Mystery Guest – (posted by Kerry) We are in the final season of this wonderful Imaginary Garden, as 2019 draws to its conclusion and, with … Continue reading →

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candy apples

Posted on August 9, 2019 by purplepeninportland

Written for:  Carpe Diem Weekend Meditation #96 Little Ones … Sedoka Sedoka: A Sedoka is an unrhymed poem composed of two katauta. A katauta has three lines with the syllable pattern 5-7-7 and is complete in itself and able to … Continue reading →

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Guys Catching Up

Posted on May 16, 2018 by purplepeninportland

Written for:  dVerse Poets Pub -“Brand Name Noodling” (posted by Lillian) Choose ONE category FROM THE THREE GIVEN BELOW. Include AT LEAST TWO of the brands listed IN YOUR CHOSEN CATEGORY, in the BODY of your poem. Use the brand … Continue reading →

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Out of Bounds

Posted on January 23, 2018 by purplepeninportland

Written for:  The Twiglets #60 – “a boundless deep” The depth of her love was boundless. Her energy used to be boundless Rumors of meds were groundless She was only a child, right time to be wild, now she’s deep … Continue reading →

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Halloween

Posted on October 29, 2017 by purplepeninportland

Written for:  Haiku Horizons  “treat” children in costume going door to door, begging for treats https://haikuhorizons.wordpress.com/

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As Yummy As Marzipan

Posted on March 16, 2017 by purplepeninportland

Written for:  Poetic Asides #388 – “As ___ as ____” For today’s prompt, take the phrase “As (blank) as (blank),” replace the blanks with a word or phrase, make the new phrase the title of your poem, and then, write … Continue reading →

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Writing Technique: Twist

Posted on March 22, 2016 by purplepeninportland

Written for:  Carpe Diem #942 Thorn In this episode, Thorn, it’s about the haiku writing technique used by Basho in the following haiku: folly in darkness grasping a thorn instead of a firefly © Basho (Tr. Jane Reichhold) This not … Continue reading →

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