Tag Archives: growth

Summer Begins

Posted on June 22, 2022 by purplepeninportland

Written for: dVerse Poets Pub – Haibun Monday: Solstice (posted by Frank J. Tassone) Write an original haibun that alludes to the Solstice, whether Summer or Winter According to calendar events, today is the first day of Summer. The meaning … Continue reading →

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The Plan

Posted on April 26, 2021 by purplepeninportland

Written for: The Sunday Whirl, Wordle #500 Words: leader, grow, plan, read, four, edge, feather, send, release, demands, days, force The Leader’s plan is more of a demand, forcing them to give up all reading by 4:00 PM today. He … Continue reading →

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unclear

Posted on January 20, 2021 by purplepeninportland

Written for: Go Dog Go Cafe – Tuesday Writing Prompt (posted by Devereaux and Beth) Write a haiku about being lost, without using “lost”. new growth in forest lush green in mid-summer light paths no longer clear https://godoggocafe.com/

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Climbing

Posted on January 19, 2021 by purplepeninportland

Written for: Poetic Bloomings2 Prompt #321 – Looking for Direction “Direction is direction. I’m talking compass direction. Choose one and use that as your inspiration for this week’s poem. It could be a direction away from someplace or toward somewhere. … Continue reading →

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Response to “Birches” by Frost

Posted on March 30, 2020 by purplepeninportland

Written for: Poetic Asides Countdown to April PAD – T-minus 3 A milder March gives way to April’s indecisiveness. Budded trees may open only to close like delicate daffodils in chill wind. So sad am I to see a promising … Continue reading →

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For No Reason

Posted on September 5, 2019 by purplepeninportland

Written for: Poets United Midweek Motif~Literacy (posted by Susan) Address the flowering of literacy~ one instance/element of how it is an entry ticket or a barrier ~ in your new poem. “Literacy is a bridge from misery to hope.” ~Kofi … Continue reading →

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Growth

Posted on October 18, 2018 by purplepeninportland

Written for: Poetic Bloomings2 – Autumn PAD – Day 5 – CORNUCOPIA “We’ve all seen the symbol of harvest time in the cornucopia (Horn of Plenty). It is a gathering of things related in some way that marks the success … Continue reading →

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seeds

Posted on March 11, 2018 by purplepeninportland

Written for: Carpe Diem #1383 – Moses (Musa) clouds fighting a spring wind is raging through nature © Chèvrefeuille (our host) Here is my attempt: seeds of fruit trees blown by wind storms and rain, grow in another land http://chevrefeuillescarpediem.blogspot.nl/

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Leaves of Passage

Posted on February 3, 2018 by purplepeninportland

Written for: dVerse Poets Pub – The Ghazal (posted by Paul) for Meeting The Bar: Critique and Craft The ghazal is a traditional Arabian verse form with the first two lines ending in the same refrain, which is then repeated … Continue reading →

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Forest Renewal

Posted on August 24, 2017 by purplepeninportland

Written for: Poets United Midweek Motif~Nature: Her Words Captivate the form Nature reveals to you: animate, inanimate. “Just living is not enough….one must have sunshine, freedom and a little flower.” — Hans Christian Andersen Traveling in Oregon, a sadness overcame … Continue reading →