Tag Archives: earth

Consequences of Ignorance

Posted on December 7, 2020 by purplepeninportland

Written for: Sunday Whirl, Wordle #485 Words: sorry, familiar, earthy, train, skip, showstopper, scene, mass, plan, slip, sticky, spice They were sorry, son, that they had no plan. Slipped up when it came to earth’s mass. A familiar, joyous scene … Continue reading →

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Burn Into Light

Posted on September 15, 2020 by purplepeninportland

Written for: Poets and Storytellers United Weekly Scribblings #36 – “a phoenix first must burn” “Write new poetry or prose inspired by the phrase: “a phoenix first must burn” (Posted by Magaly)” Mother Nature was pissed off. Father Time said … Continue reading →

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Hugless

Posted on March 23, 2020 by purplepeninportland

Written for:  The Sunday Whirl, Wordle #448 Words:  hug, face, restrict, home, times, cult, distance, count, woke, look, call, hands How I miss hugs! They put a smile on my face, no matter the mood I might be stewing in. … Continue reading →

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Home Improvements

Posted on December 30, 2019 by purplepeninportland

Written for:  Poetic Bloomings2 – Prompt #275 – “What’s New?” “We stand on the crest of a new year, in a new decade. Both causes to celebrate. Everything becomes a fresh new start to everything you aspire to! So we … Continue reading →

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creatures

Posted on October 31, 2019 by purplepeninportland

Written for:  Carpe Diem #1769 – free choice of prompt, and make it a soliloquy no renga As you (maybe) know the “solo-renga” has at least six (6) stanza. You start with the “hokku” (starting verse) and end with the … Continue reading →

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Soundless in Sadness

Posted on June 17, 2019 by purplepeninportland

Written for:  Sunday Whirl, Wordle #408 Words:  cut, stars, water, dogwood, quiver, granite, earth, pill, rough, bell, dearth, garland This poem is a bell that no longer rings. Dogwoods shiver-quiver as they are roughly ripped from the earth where a … Continue reading →

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The “rest” of the Time

Posted on April 18, 2019 by purplepeninportland

Written for:  The Wednesday Muse #4 – Busy Body  (posted by Toni) “Speaking of which, what do you all do to rest? do you sleep, take naps, take walks, ride a bike, got to the beach, climb a tree? This … Continue reading →

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A Monk Ponders

Posted on March 17, 2019 by purplepeninportland

Written for:  The Sunday Whirl, Wordle #395 Words:  fires, three, garment, find, bowing, writing, silence, wave, year, earth, rain, beam The monk bows, having taken a vow of silence. He possesses three saffron garments– all the same–pleasing for his needs. … Continue reading →

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Questions to Ponder

Posted on February 17, 2019 by purplepeninportland

Weekend Mini-Challenge: Strange News  (posted by Magaly) For today’s prompt, I invite you to be inspired by the following questions, out of the Strange News section of Live Science: 1. What if the moon disappeared tomorrow? 2. Can humans smell … Continue reading →

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Appreciation

Posted on November 27, 2018 by purplepeninportland

Written for:  The Sunday Muse #31 Dressed in tidy white she treads on land where nothing grows. People have lost all hope that earth will forgive. She comes upon a single perfect rose, freshly planted, she supposes, but by whom.  … Continue reading →

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