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Stopping to Think

Posted on January 26, 2023 by purplepeninportland

Written for: Poetic Asides #640 “Write a pursuit poem.” It is always out of reach. Thinking things through before acting impulsively. You would think, after so many disastrous decisions, I would learn. Burn your bridges, and keep looking for the … Continue reading →

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Mountain Snow

Posted on March 1, 2022 by purplepeninportland

Written for: dVerse Poets Pub – Haibun Monday, “Cold Mountain” (posted by Frank J. Tassone) “Today, write your haibun on either one of the following options: 1. A Cold Mountain: the towering heights, frigid temperatures, majestic views, or existential challenges … Continue reading →

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This New Life

Posted on September 3, 2020 by purplepeninportland

Written for: Poetic Bloomings2 – InForm Poet: Tri-Fall “The Tri-fall consists three 6-line stanzas, for a total of 18 lines. The rhyme scheme is a,b,c,a,b,c and meter for each stanza is as follows: 6/3/8, 6/3/8. This form requires little to … Continue reading →

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Deer

Posted on January 24, 2019 by purplepeninportland

Written for:  Poets United Midweek Motif~Climate Change  (posted by Susan) “So many global statements have been made about climate change ~ both learned and popular ~ that I implore myself and you to do something different in our poetry: Make … Continue reading →

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Suffering and Beauty

Posted on September 14, 2017 by purplepeninportland

Written for:  dVerse – “Rein ’em in!”  (posted by Lillian) “We’re all ready to rein in Mother Nature….say whoa there…slow down!! Bring her to a stand still and let the sun shine, the winds calm to a gentle breeze and … Continue reading →

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Side By Side

Posted on December 1, 2016 by purplepeninportland

Written for:  Poets United Midweek Motif~Social Stigma Your Challenge: Compose a new poem with a motif of social stigma. “It is not our differences that divide us. It is our inability to recognize, accept, and celebrate those differences.”― Audre Lorde … Continue reading →

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Why Don’t We Move To . . .

Posted on December 21, 2015 by purplepeninportland

Written for Sunday Wordle #230 Words:  spreads, crease, sweet, stream, fact, lines, scheme, fear, flood, vicious, lure, extreme Crease splits her forehead in two. Lines of worry run in parallel brackets on the sides of her mouth. Her fear has … Continue reading →

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