Tag Archives: guilt

Red Herrings and Keys

Posted on June 2, 2021 by purplepeninportland

Written for: Go Dog Go Cafe (posted by Devereaux and Beth) “Write a poem that ends with the word “key”. Engrossed in fast-paced mystery/thriller, she could not guess who the killer was. Red herrings popped up in the story, some … Continue reading →

Posted in Purple's Home | Tagged guess, guilt, mystery, red herrings, twist | 4 Comments

Ode to a Turkey

Posted on November 23, 2020 by purplepeninportland

Written for: Poetic Asides PAD November 2020 Challenge – Day 22 “For today’s prompt, write a bird poem. You can make the title of your poem a specific type of bird and write from there. Or you can mention a … Continue reading →

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I Saw You!

Posted on November 20, 2020 by purplepeninportland

Written for: Poetic Asides PAD November 2020 Challenge – Day 19 “For today’s prompt, write a confession poem. Maybe you ate the last piece of cake or broke the family television. Perhaps, you married too early, fell in love too … Continue reading →

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Explanation To A Dog

Posted on August 31, 2019 by purplepeninportland

Written for: Poetic Bloomings2 – InForm Poet – Terza Rima “Terza rima is a three-line stanza using chain rhyme in the pattern ABA BCB CDC DED. There is no limit to the number of lines, but poems or sections of … Continue reading →

Posted in Purple's Home | Tagged communication, dogs, guilt, Illness, terza rima form | 2 Comments

Give All You Have

Posted on February 25, 2019 by purplepeninportland

Written for: The Sunday Whirl, Wordle #392 Words: tithe, maybe, chide, wormhole, trial, decide, ride, just smooth bright, vial, tide The tithe decided upon seemed exorbitant. A tenth of a wormhole does not leave much wiggle room. Those that hope … Continue reading →

Posted in Purple's Home | Tagged business, charity, guilt, institutions, poverty | 5 Comments

Food Balancing

Posted on October 4, 2018 by purplepeninportland

Written for: Poets United Midweek Motif~Balance (posted by Susan) Explore the possibilities of balance in a new poem. “You have to laugh at the things that hurt you just to keep yourself in balance.” ―Ken Kesey I try to eat … Continue reading →

Posted in Purple's Home | Tagged balance, food, guilt, Triolet | 13 Comments

Cage of Guilt

Posted on September 13, 2018 by purplepeninportland

Written for: Quickly – “bird in a guilty cage” – Play It As It Lays You fill my cage with your green guilt. You deny me my freedom, denied your own. Once I sang vibrato flitting from branch to branch. … Continue reading →

Posted in Purple's Home | Tagged bird pov, caged, color, guilt, silence, song | 2 Comments

following footsteps

Posted on March 20, 2018 by purplepeninportland

Written for: The Twiglets #68 – “following footsteps” footsteps follow him every time he takes a step tappings of conscience she follows footsteps soft-toed imprints in sand of her father If one foot steps on another, logically, pain follows. https://thetwiglets.wordpress.com/