Tag Archives: Emotions

“an emotional ape”

Posted on December 17, 2020 by purplepeninportland

Written for: The Twiglets #207 – “an emotional ape” That big gorilla husband of mine cried like an emotional ape. Carefully, the ape peeled his banana from the bottom up. cries in his cage emotionally distraught over loss of mate … Continue reading →

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Blending Sheep

Posted on June 24, 2020 by purplepeninportland

Written for:  Go Dog Go Cafe – Tuesday Writing Prompt Write a piece of prose around the word “faceless” Do burqa-draped women feel faceless? Now that we mask day after day, mumbling sounds to our own ears and others, I … Continue reading →

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If You

Posted on December 11, 2019 by purplepeninportland

Written for:  dVerse Poets Pub – Poetics:  Echo … echo … echo  (posted by Merrill) “We usually think of an echo as a sound, but thoughts and memories echo, too. Christina Rossetti’s poem, “Echo,” is about memories echoing. She also … Continue reading →

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losing branches

Posted on March 1, 2019 by purplepeninportland

Written for:  Imaginary Gardens With Real Toads – Season Your Poetry Part II (posted by Toni) “Matsuo Basho invented the Haibun form during the Edo period while travelling on a journey – for enlightenment! He kept a daily travel journal … Continue reading →

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Emotional Food

Posted on November 1, 2018 by purplepeninportland

Written for:  Poetics Aside #460 – Write a nourishment poem. Without emotional nourishment we are frightened, floating souls.  

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Unseen Emotions

Posted on October 21, 2018 by purplepeninportland

Written for:  Imaginary Gardens With Real Toads – MicroPoetry~Notebook Poetry “Breakable”  (posted by Kerry) “I wondered if I might inspire others to return to the comfort of pen and paper. I do not expect you all to rush about looking … Continue reading →

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Imagining Who You Are

Posted on September 10, 2018 by purplepeninportland

Written for:  Quickly Warm up with a list. I am _______. I am not _______. I am _______. I am not _______. Be both real and wild. Be serious and silly. Go so far from the way YOU see YOURSELF … Continue reading →

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Low Expectations

Posted on June 28, 2018 by purplepeninportland

Written for:  Poetics Aside #442 – Write an ex poem. If you start with low expectations you will live life on an even keel. It is possible to feel exaltation if you start with low expectations. Start your list with … Continue reading →

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interior

Posted on January 16, 2018 by purplepeninportland

Written for:  Carpe Diem #1345 The Story of the Young King of the Black Isles (Scheherazade tells a story in 1001 Arabian Nights) blue oceans filled with all kinds of life no more tears © Chèvrefeuille (our host) Here is my … Continue reading →

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Internal Noise

Posted on May 23, 2017 by purplepeninportland

Written for:  dVerse Poets Pub:  Sound Off! – Quadrille #33  (posted by Victoria) – “sound” There are sounds no one can hear, except you. Plunge–your stomach sinking when you hear bad news. Ba-boom, Ba-boom–your rapid heart beats when in love. … Continue reading →

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