Tag Archives: contentment

Setting The Record Straight

Posted on February 28, 2022 by purplepeninportland

Written for: Sunday Whirl, Wordle #542 Words: threshold, vinyl, shell, no, hidden, spin, fiddle, turtle, amidst, neck, design, noise As a turtle, I am seen by some spinners of tales, as never sticking my neck out, staying hidden under my … Continue reading →

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Fire and Ice

Posted on December 27, 2021 by purplepeninportland

Written for: The Sunday Whirl, Wordle #533 Words: signal, plaid, club, drive, fire, lone, joke, ice, fly, join, life, merry They were Fire and Ice– no joke. You’d wonder why they didn’t drive each other crazy. Friends wondered how this … Continue reading →

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Flying Solo

Posted on May 7, 2020 by purplepeninportland

Written for:  dVerse Poets Pub – Poetics:  Solitude  (posted by Bjorn) In today’s situation of social distancing, we all have taken a crash course in loneliness, and when learning to cope. Today I would like you to write about your … Continue reading →

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A Special World

Posted on April 12, 2020 by purplepeninportland

Written for:  The Sunday Muse #103 She wears a nest of robins in her hair, blue eggs peeking out of branches. The grateful rabbit rescued from a hunter’s gun, snuggles in her arms, trusting. Girl closes her eyes, content with … Continue reading →

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They Come and Go

Posted on November 28, 2019 by purplepeninportland

Written for:  Poets United Midweek Motif~Longing  (posted by Sumana) “What do you long for?” “I cannot resist sharing one of Ran’s poem I Come and Stand at Every Door.” [It’s a plea for peace from a seven-year-old girl, ten years … Continue reading →

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Cowgirl Noon

Posted on November 17, 2019 by purplepeninportland

Written for:  Sunday Muse #82 What a picturesque spot for a noon day snooze. My horse agrees. So I let my curls unfurl, and pull down the brim of my hat to keep out sun and heat. We have ridden … Continue reading →

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Seeking

Posted on January 13, 2019 by purplepeninportland

Written for:  Carpe Diem Weekend Meditation #66 On the road again … Tacna (Peru) We have arrived at Tacna Peru, close to the Chile border, and as you maybe know Peru was once part of Spain and the main religion … Continue reading →

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Sunset Sonnet

Posted on September 13, 2018 by purplepeninportland

Written for:  Poets United Midweek Motif~Sunset  (posted by Sumana) The sunset is a short-lived period that begins in the evening and also ends there creating perhaps a moment of pause, a time for stress release. It definitely wipes out the … Continue reading →

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