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A Blitz Poem

Posted on December 17, 2022 by purplepeninportland

Written for: Friday Writings #57: Repeating Oneself “This week I invite you to use repetition in your own writing – whether of words, phrases or sounds (e.g. the sound of a particular letter, or combination of letters). If you would … Continue reading →

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for Harvest Landscape with Blue Cart Farm (Van Gogh)

Posted on November 14, 2022 by purplepeninportland

Written for: November 2022 PAD Chapbook Challenge – Day 13 “For today’s prompt, write an ekphrastic poem. An ekphrastic poem is essentially a poem that responds to another piece of art, whether that’s a painting, photograph, sculpture, mixed media, etc. … Continue reading →

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Treasures of the Seasons

Posted on October 8, 2022 by purplepeninportland

Written for: dVerse Poets Pub (posted by Grace Poetry Form: Traditional Mongolian Meter “The elements of Traditional Mongolian Meter are: 1. written in any number of quatrains. 2. syllabic, usually 7 to 8 syllables. 3. head rhymed. Technically, head rhyme … Continue reading →

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“a bright shadow”

Posted on September 22, 2022 by purplepeninportland

Written for: The Twiglets #297 – a bright shadow As the steely shadows slid upwards, a bright rainbow filled the sky. On a night wall, shadowy figures slipped through, leaving in their wake bright halo of an angel. autumn tree … Continue reading →

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Scenting

Posted on September 5, 2022 by purplepeninportland

Written for: Sunday Muse #226 I am a red fox (not a Redd Foxx). We have different senses of humor. Speaking of senses, did you know that we canines have a fifty times greater sense of smell than humans? When … Continue reading →

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“bleached silence”

Posted on June 8, 2022 by purplepeninportland

Written for: The Twiglets #282 – bleached silence From my seat on bleached white driftwood, a calm silences my mind. In the stark silence, I watched blood drain from her face, like bleached linen. bleached to bone white middle of … Continue reading →

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Casting Light

Posted on May 23, 2022 by purplepeninportland

Written for: Sunday Muse #211 sisters of night sky cast curlicues of color light up the world Happy Birthday, Shay! http://thesundaymuse.blogspot.com/

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Chalked Arrows

Posted on April 19, 2022 by purplepeninportland

Written for: dVerse Poets Pub – Quadrille #158 (posted by whimsygizmo) Chalk It Up To Poetry She grabbed a thick stick of periwinkle blue chalk, and drew large zig-zagged arrows where people would walk. She hid far away out of … Continue reading →

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Pink Sliver

Posted on April 11, 2022 by purplepeninportland

Written for: The Sunday Whirl, Wordle #548 Words: minutes, hours, light, sliver, chime, drive, sent, breath, write, crime, plans, match In the early hours of dawn, a pink sliver of light written across the sky took my breath away. Chimes … Continue reading →

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Morning Magic

Posted on April 10, 2022 by purplepeninportland

Written for: dVerse Poets Pub – Morning has broken (posted by Laura Bloomsbury) “Now Spring has penetrated the Northern Hemisphere we are moving from dark to longer lighter days. Or from Nocturne to Aubade.” “In French it means “dawn serenade,” … Continue reading →

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