Tag Archives: health

The Myth of the Golden Years

Posted on November 20, 2022 by purplepeninportland

Written for: November 2022 PAD Chapbook Challenge – Day 19 “For today’s prompt, take the phrase “The Myth of (blank),” replace the blanks with a word or phrase, make the new phrase the title of your poem, and then, write … Continue reading →

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Wishes

Posted on January 5, 2022 by purplepeninportland

Written for: Go Dog Go Cafe – Tuesday Writing Prompt (posted by Devereaux and Beth) Begin a poem with the line: My wish for the new year is that it not be a blue year. Think the gleaming green of … Continue reading →

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Handling Health

Posted on September 2, 2021 by purplepeninportland

Written for: Poets and Storytellers United Weekly Scribblings #85: “Take Care of Your Body” (posted by Magaly) “I invite you to write poetry or prose inspired by the following Jim Rohn’s quote: “Take care of your body. It’s the only … Continue reading →

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Looking Forward

Posted on December 28, 2020 by purplepeninportland

Written for: Poetic Bloomings2 #318 Hindsight is 2020 “They say hindsight is 20\20. Let’s look back (try not to cringe!) over this year, and find something good. Look back over this year and share something good in your own life. … Continue reading →

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No Price

Posted on October 18, 2020 by purplepeninportland

Written for: Poets and Storytellers United Weekly Scribblings #41: What’s The Price (posted by Rommy) Write your interpretation of the question: What is it worth? A comfortable home, warm and cozy. Pets of your choice to cuddle Food in the … Continue reading →

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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 →

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Near Future

Posted on April 9, 2020 by purplepeninportland

Written for:  Poetic Asides April 2020 Challenge – Day 8 Write a future poem. I am not looking far ahead, just to a time without masks and gloves, to sleep peacefully in my bed Trees, plants, and flowers are in … Continue reading →

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“innocent as air”

Posted on November 28, 2019 by purplepeninportland

Written for:  The Twiglets #154 – “innocent as air” The air touches everyone, even those who are not innocent. innocent as air opinions and judgements unformed a newborn baby Do not blame unhealthy conditions on the air, for we have … Continue reading →

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Food

Posted on October 17, 2019 by purplepeninportland

Written for:  Poets United Midweek Motif~The Foods We Eat  (posted by Susan) What is your Recipe for a Healthy Life? What foods do you eat (or wish you were eating)?? “There are people in the world so hungry, that God … Continue reading →

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A September Morning

Posted on May 23, 2019 by purplepeninportland

Written for:  Wednesday Muse #9  (posted by Toni) “I am making this short and sweet: write about an anniversary or several in one poem. Let’s try our best to make this true poetry instead of prose broken into lines. Fireblossom … Continue reading →

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