Tag Archives: depression

Her Spells

Posted on June 15, 2022 by purplepeninportland

Written for: dVerse Poets Pub – Quadrille #154 Casting a Poetic Spell (posted by Sanaa) “Today, I’d like you to ponder upon the word “Spell.” “Misspelled, Gospellers, Bespelled, Spellcraft, Spellbinder, Counterspell, Fingerspelling, Dispeller, Spellcheck, Spell-out. Go ahead, leave no possibility … Continue reading →

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Dreams of Men

Posted on June 13, 2022 by purplepeninportland

Written for: Poetic Bloomings2 – Prompt #390 “Take a sad song, and make it better” – Beatles, 1973 “Take something that is a downer (song, poem, book title, movie, etc.), and put a hopeful twist on it.” (inspired by Of … Continue reading →

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Components

Posted on December 4, 2021 by purplepeninportland

Written for: Friday Writings #4 – Pain in Ink (posted by Magaly) “Write poem or prose that explores psychological or physical pain.” When anxiety levels catch up to depression levels, I feel like jumping out of my skin. Spinning in … Continue reading →

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Battles Within

Posted on July 4, 2021 by purplepeninportland

Written for: Go Dog Go Cafe – Quatern (posted by Donna Matthews) This poem has 16 lines broken up into 4 quatrains (or 4-line stanzas). Each line is comprised of eight syllables. The first line is the refrain. In the … Continue reading →

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Days of Dark Times

Posted on November 11, 2020 by purplepeninportland

Written for: Poetic Asides PAD November 2020 Challenge – Day 10 “Today is another two-for-Tuesday prompt day. You can pick one prompt, pick both prompts, or even write one poem that attempts to do them both. For today’s prompt: – … Continue reading →

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The Times I Cannot Cope

Posted on August 13, 2020 by purplepeninportland

Written for: Poetic Bloomings2 – InForm Poet: Rondine The “rondine” is very similar to the rondeau. 12-line poem 2 stanzas 7 lines in the first stanza; 5 lines in the second 8 or 10 syllables per line, except in the … Continue reading →

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Sara Teasdale

Posted on March 3, 2020 by purplepeninportland

Written for: Poetic Bloomings2 – Prompt #284 – “What’s In A Name?” “Think of a famous poet/writer or another person who has your same first name, and write a tribute or ode to this person. I mean after all … … Continue reading →

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Tired of Depression

Posted on November 4, 2018 by purplepeninportland

Written for: 2018 November PAD Chapbook Challenge – Day 3 For today’s prompt, take the phrase “Tired of (blank),” replace the blank with a word or phrase, make the new phrase the title of your poem, and then, write your … Continue reading →

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Washed Out

Posted on February 9, 2017 by purplepeninportland

Written for: Poetic Asides #383 For today’s prompt, write an “it can’t be” poem. That is, a poem about something that just can’t be true. For some, this might mean a heart-broken love poem at the end of a relationship. … Continue reading →

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Depression

Posted on November 22, 2016 by purplepeninportland

Written for: Carpe Diem Tanka Splendor #18, Depression Depression? In this prompt I mean the “mood”, because in tanka “mood” plays a big role. garbage the rotting remains of life take my breath away a broken heart and more, but … Continue reading →