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Accidents After Death

Posted on November 7, 2021 by purplepeninportland

Written for: Sunday Muse #185 Oh my! Just a smidgeon of poison. He is gone, but now I am left with five glasses. Might have to buy six new ones. What a bother to clean up this mess. Well, he … Continue reading →

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Passed Young

Posted on October 21, 2019 by purplepeninportland

Written for:  Poetic Bloomings2 – Prompt #265 – Young At Heart “Fill in one of the blanks and use that as you title.”  __________ Young   OR   Young ____________ I passed young on the road a while back, hitch-hiking, flowered with … Continue reading →

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Grey-Tinted Woman

Posted on September 17, 2018 by purplepeninportland

Written for:  The Sunday  Muse #21 She wonders, grey-tinted woman, why colors exist if she cannot see them. She’s told her lips are perfectly painted in late- autumn orange. They insist. Oversized glasses are purchased in a magic shop.  She … Continue reading →

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Mirror Quiz

Posted on February 5, 2018 by purplepeninportland

Do you ever wonder if, by staring at yourself in a mirror for a prolonged period, you will see yourself change? Wouldn’t it be unique to look in the glass and see the back of yourself? What if your future … 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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Looking Glass

Posted on June 15, 2017 by purplepeninportland

Written for:  Poets United Mid-week Motif~Seeking The Extraordinary in the Ordinary                        (posted by Sumana Roy) Violet-framed glasses keep me in sight, yet I misplace them in their plain, black case, along with their computer, and television-watching siblings. They are crucial for … Continue reading →

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