Tag Archives: heart

Sobbing In The Moonlight

Posted on December 10, 2020 by purplepeninportland

Written for: dVerse Poets Pub – Poetics: Stepping Off The Sidewalk (posted by Laura Bloomsbury) “There is a place where the sidewalk ends And before the street begins, And there the grass grows soft and white…” Shel Silverstein “For this … Continue reading →

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Frank N. Stein

Posted on October 19, 2020 by purplepeninportland

Written for: Poetic Bloomings2 – Prompt #308 “Where Have You Gone, Lon Chaney? “We’re creeping (great word for the time) toward All Hallow’s Eve and the marathon of spooky monster movies on television. Names like Karloff, Legosi, Cushing, Lee have … Continue reading →

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Glowing Hearts

Posted on December 2, 2019 by purplepeninportland

Written for:  Poetic Bloomings2 – Prompt #271 – Grown-Up Christmas List “When we were children we wrote out our Christmas Wish List. Now as we’ve gotten older, Natalie Cole’s rendition of “Grown-Up Christmas List” comes to mind. What rises to … Continue reading →

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Old Oak of Dreams

Posted on November 14, 2019 by purplepeninportland

Written for:  dVerse Poets Pub  – Prosery:  Meet Jane Kenyon  (posted by Victoria) “Write a flash fiction story in prose of 144 words or less.  The story must include the following phrase from Jane Kenyon’s book, Taking Down The Tree: … Continue reading →

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“you look older”

Posted on July 31, 2019 by purplepeninportland

Written for:  The Twiglets #137 – “you look older” You look older than my Uncle Ted and he’s dead. Who says you look older? Oh, the mirror. As a teen she colored her hair to look older. As an adult … Continue reading →

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Closed Chambers

Posted on May 20, 2019 by purplepeninportland

Written for:  The Sunday Whirl, Wordle #404 Words:  walking, soft, song, trials, heart, back, hope, booth, gate, cement, surprise, mercy Trials of the heart deserve mercy. Once a soft song of hope filled the chambers, but strangers left the gate … Continue reading →

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heart open

Posted on January 13, 2019 by purplepeninportland

Written for:  Carpe Diem #1578 Amaryllis (modern kigo) “This month we will explore the seasonwords (kigo) for winter. A kigo is a word that indicates the season in which the haiku scene was seen. This month I will try to … Continue reading →

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A Quickening

Posted on September 11, 2018 by purplepeninportland

Written for:  dVerse Poets Pub – Quadrille #64 – Quick!Write something!  (posted by De) Today, I want you to pen a poem of exactly 44 words (not including the title), using some form of the word quick as one of … Continue reading →

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heart sounds

Posted on April 2, 2018 by purplepeninportland

Written for:  Carpe Diem #1397 – The Journey Into Your Own Depth (inspired by Rumi) “For this episode I have chosen a wonderful poem by Rumi, but this time the title is not from the poem itself, it is an interpretation … Continue reading →

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Loving Pets

Posted on March 7, 2018 by purplepeninportland

Written for:  dVerse Poets Pub – Haibun Monday:  No-Ko-Me (tree buds) (posted by Victoria) “One of the most promising signs of a soon-to-be spring is the appearance of tiny buds on the trees. In Japanese the word pending is implied … Continue reading →

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