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New Face, Same Guy

Posted on May 30, 2020 by purplepeninportland

Written for: Poets & Storytellers United – Weekly Scribblings 21: anagrams (posted by Magaly) “Write new poetry or prose using anagrams.” He was on the alert, would have to alter his appearance. They were on to him, no doubt about … Continue reading →

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Follow A Parolee?

Posted on April 4, 2020 by purplepeninportland

Written for: Poetic Asides April 2020 PAD Challenge: Day 3 Write a “Follow (blank)” poem. Oh come one, parolee taunts his old friend. For once, take a chance, put it in your pocket. Fearful friend scoops up a watch. The … Continue reading →

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Lawrence Block

Posted on May 23, 2019 by purplepeninportland

Written for: Poetic Asides #481 – “Pick any writer, make him/her the title of your poem, and then write your poem.” He knows where the bodies are buried, has a ticket to the boneyard. When the sacred gin mill closes, … Continue reading →

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the file

Posted on March 19, 2018 by purplepeninportland

Written for: Haiku Horizons – “file” slam of finality cold case for years, now solved file closed https://haikuhorizons.wordpress.com/

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“slashes of rain”

Posted on March 14, 2018 by purplepeninportland

Written for: The Twiglets #67 – “slash of rain” knife sharp sheets of rain slash windows a blurry prism A slasher roamed the streets at night causing townsfolk to live in fright one day rain poured down lakes formed … Continue reading →

Posted in Purple's Home | Tagged crime, limerick, Micro-poetry, rain | 4 Comments

air full of sound

Posted on February 7, 2018 by purplepeninportland

Written for: The Twiglets #62 – “air full of sound” July 4th at Longwood Gardens, multi-colored fountains dance to classical music filling the air Nightingale filled the summer night air with music. Sirens blasted through the night air. The air … Continue reading →

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Forty Years

Posted on December 7, 2017 by purplepeninportland

Written for: Poetic Asides #417 – Write a complicit poem. For those who are unsure, complicit is an adjective that basically defines a person who helps commit a crime or some other form of bad activity. Forty years crept by, as … Continue reading →

Posted in Purple's Home | Tagged Age, crime, prison, years | 4 Comments

Murder

Posted on November 11, 2017 by purplepeninportland

Written for: Poetic Asides November 2017 Chapbook Challenge – Day 10 Write a going somewhere poem. Where is the poem going? And who is traveling along? Or what? And Why? A foul crime has taken place aboard the Orient Express. … Continue reading →

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Bare Room

Posted on October 4, 2017 by purplepeninportland

Written for: The Twiglets #44 – “a bare room” Even a bare room has remnants of scents–a whiff of cologne in the closet, a hint of orange floor polish on empty planks of wood. Even a bare room can jar … Continue reading →