Tag Archives: energy

Broken

Posted on April 9, 2022 by purplepeninportland

Written for: April 2022 PAD Challenge – Day 9 “Write a breaking poem.” Blowing bubbles in air Rainbow rhythms that linger Only for a moment, then vanish. Kind of like brain cells dying. Ever wonder where they go? Could they … Continue reading →

Posted in Purple's Home | Tagged Acrostic form, brain, energy, momentary, Written for Challenge | 2 Comments

Whatever Works

Posted on November 4, 2021 by purplepeninportland

Written for: Miz Quickly – Day 3 “What gives you energy?” A strong cup of coffee might do the trick or if I feel off-key The gym gives me a lift. If my mood is too blue then chances are … Continue reading →

Posted in Purple's Home | Tagged candy, energy, gym, Moods | 9 Comments

Bananas

Posted on October 28, 2021 by purplepeninportland

Written for: Miz Quickly – Day 27 “You have written some five-line stanzas, and some poems with two stanzas related only by proximity. Like families moved into a pre-fab neighborhood or posters in a dorm room. I want you to … Continue reading →

Posted in Purple's Home | Tagged color, dog, energy, flood, fruit, paint | 6 Comments

Processed Foods

Posted on August 25, 2020 by purplepeninportland

Written for: The Sunday Whirl Words: flow, fill, flirt, finish, freeze, fish, fibers, fingers, forge follow, feed, fringe If you fill yourself up on frozen fish fingers, and follow it up by flirting with food on the fringe– all processed, … Continue reading →

Posted in Purple's Home | Tagged energy, health, processed foods, Wordle | Comments Off

Boundless

Posted on December 4, 2019 by purplepeninportland

Written for: dVerse Poets Pub – Poetics: Less is More, more or less (posted by Laura B.) The suffix ‘less’ has both negative and positive connotations and even neutral ones. The challenge is to choose ONE or MORE from THE … Continue reading →

Posted in Purple's Home | Tagged color, energy, fatigue, less, more, written from words | 16 Comments

As Winter Progresses

Posted on October 25, 2018 by purplepeninportland

Written for: Poets United Midweek Motif~Winter (posted by Sumana) How do you look at Winter? “I prefer winter and fall, when you feel the bone structure of the landscape. Something waits beneath it; the whole story doesn’t show.” — Andrew … Continue reading →

Posted in Purple's Home | Tagged beginning, energy, indoors, lazy, middle, walking, Winter | 10 Comments

One More Day

Posted on April 30, 2018 by purplepeninportland

Written for: Imaginary Gardens With Real Toads – April Day 29 Fireblossom Friday: This is (Almost) The End “Let’s write about almost endings. Sometimes the moment just before something ends is as poignant as the actual ending.” No one is … Continue reading →

Posted in Purple's Home | Tagged accomplishment, bittersweet, energy | 1 Comment

Out of Bounds

Posted on January 23, 2018 by purplepeninportland

Written for: The Twiglets #60 – “a boundless deep” The depth of her love was boundless. Her energy used to be boundless Rumors of meds were groundless She was only a child, right time to be wild, now she’s deep … Continue reading →

Posted in Purple's Home | Tagged candy, energy, limerick, Love, Micro-poetry, ocean | 6 Comments

Fleeing Negative Thoughts

Posted on January 1, 2018 by purplepeninportland

Written for: Imaginary Gardens With Real Toads – “Meet 2018 With A Manifesto (posted by Bjorn) “Through history change has been driven through movements, through inspired actions and through art, and at the core of change there is often a … Continue reading →

Posted in Purple's Home | Tagged energy, manifesto, negative, outlook, positive | 10 Comments

Dr. Ball’s Cure-It-All

Posted on January 2, 2017 by purplepeninportland

Written for: The Sunday Whirl, Wordle #280 Words: cruel, back, bruise, demon, muffled, always, cost, boot, hand, bang, mean, ball Is your back bruised? Is your mean energy level always at zero? Muffled demons may be hanging around inside your … Continue reading →