Tag Archives: earth

Ground and Sky Trade Places

Posted on October 11, 2021 by purplepeninportland

Written for: Miz Quickly – Day 10 “What if basement condos were prime real estate and penthouses were low rent? What if life actually did begin at forty? Writers of alternative fiction often begin by changing one thing in their … Continue reading →

Posted in Purple's Home | Tagged color, earth, imagination, sky, What if? | 5 Comments

Living Blindly

Posted on July 8, 2021 by purplepeninportland

Written for: Poets and Storytellers United Weekly Scribblings #77 (posted by Rosemary) “Boiling Over” “‘Human arrogance is boiling over’ said Rob Kistner in a comment to a recent Writers’ Pantry, after writing a moving poem about the need for poets … Continue reading →

Posted in Purple's Home | Tagged earth, self-important, species, superior | 15 Comments

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 →

Posted in Purple's Home | Tagged earth, fire, flood, nature, Time | 2 Comments

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 →

Posted in Purple's Home | Tagged distance, earth, fear, hugs, restriction | 4 Comments

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 →

Posted in Purple's Home | Tagged bell, earth, fire, flood, stars, trees | 6 Comments

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 →

Posted in Purple's Home | Tagged birds, earth, outdoors, reading, Time, variations, walking, water | 9 Comments

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 →