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Special Dinner

Posted on November 25, 2020 by purplepeninportland

Written for: Poetics Aside PAD November 2020 Challenge – Day 24 “Today is the final two-for-Tuesday prompt day (and it’s the one I share every challenge). You can pick one prompt, pick both prompts, or even write one poem that … Continue reading →

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A Dog

Posted on June 19, 2020 by purplepeninportland

Written for:  dVerse Poets Pub – Meeting the Bar:  Imagism Revisited  (posted by Frank Tassone) “Write a poem in the aesthetic of the Imagists.” “You may have heard of some of the Imagists: Ezra Pound, William Carlos Williams, Amy Lowell. … Continue reading →

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Under The Couch

Posted on April 4, 2020 by purplepeninportland

Written for:  Poets and Storytellers United – Weekly Scribblings #13 “All The Small Things”  (posted by Rommy) “There are occasions when we naturally seem to notice the small things more. The tiny blessings we are grateful for, the little things … Continue reading →

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Mr. Peabody

Posted on December 27, 2019 by purplepeninportland

Written for:  Imaginary Gardens With Real Toads – Final Artistic Impression “Over Loved and Stuffed with Toril Fisher”  (Imagined by Margaret) “My earliest memory of “security” (other than my mother) is a flat, rather plain teddy bear, aka Teddy. He … Continue reading →

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Growing

Posted on May 16, 2019 by purplepeninportland

Written for:  Wednesday Muse #8 – Garden Spot  (posted by Toni) “I hope you all are having lovely weather! It is moving into summer and with the thought of summer comes…Gardens! Large ones, small ones, container gardens, gardens on terraces … Continue reading →

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English Springer Spaniel

Posted on March 24, 2019 by purplepeninportland

Written for:  Imaginary Gardens With Real Toads – Weekend Mini Challenge: Nomenclature  (posted by Kim) “A couple of Saturdays ago I visited the Natural History Museum in London. Saturdays are always very busy, especially in the dinosaur section, so we … Continue reading →

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Afternoon Sun

Posted on February 10, 2019 by purplepeninportland

Written for:  Imaginary Gardens With Real Toads – “Finding A Moment”  (posted by Karin) Toads! Manicddaily, Karin Gustafson here, wishing you all well. “I’d like you to write about this very moment. That is, the moment in which you are … Continue reading →

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moving quilt

Posted on January 31, 2019 by purplepeninportland

Written for:  Carpe Diem #1591 quilt (futon) “We are exploring classical and modern kigo for winter and today I have a nice kigo for you … quilt (or futon). I think this one doesn’t need explanation. A quilt is a … Continue reading →

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The Determined Dachshund

Posted on November 12, 2018 by purplepeninportland

Written for:  Imaginary Gardens With Real Toads:  Fussy Little Forms – “Cherita” (posted by Marian) Cherita builds on haiku and tanka, and was inspired by the six-word story, which was inspired by Hemingway, so hey, there is a rich history … Continue reading →

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The Missing Spectacles

Posted on February 5, 2018 by purplepeninportland

Written for:  The Sunday Whirl, Wordle #337 Words:  spectacle, sense, post, gentle, spin, mint, bend, message, missing, ink, inject, row Missing his wire-framed spectacles, the elderly gent could not spot secret message injected into the first column, eighth row of … Continue reading →

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