Tag Archives: heartbreak

Two Stages of Grief

Posted on May 6, 2022 by purplepeninportland

Written for: dVerse Poets Pub – Poetics: Small Change or Big Bucks (posted by msjadeli) “Good Tuesday, d’Versians! It’s Lisa, with Poetics. I know Spring is a time for new life, the end of a long winter, and hope is … Continue reading →

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Draped in Sadness

Posted on April 21, 2022 by purplepeninportland

Written for: Poetic Bloomings2 – Prompt #382 “The End of a Hard Week” Sadness lingers, drapes over me like a black cape. No escape from reminders–little items around my house that belonged to my precious dog, Marion. My other dog … Continue reading →

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Caring For Pets

Posted on April 9, 2022 by purplepeninportland

Written for: April 2022 PAD Challenge – Day 8 “Write a ‘what they never tell you’ poem. In childhood, my sister and I were banned from having a dog or cat. Dad loved animals; Mom was afraid of them. We … Continue reading →

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Waiting for Belle

Posted on August 8, 2021 by purplepeninportland

Written for: Sunday Muse #172 (posted by Carrie) She does not understand. Why did her beloved Belle, resplendent in scarlet and pine green feathers, fly away. For five days she waits each morning, dragging the parrot’s cage to forest’s edge. … Continue reading →

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She Fell

Posted on May 3, 2020 by purplepeninportland

Written for:  Poets and Storytellers United – Weekly Scribblings #17:  “For Certain, It’s Enjambment”  (posted by Sanaa) “Enjambment: Meaning, Use and Function French in origin, Enjambment means to step over or put legs across. It can be defined as a … Continue reading →

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Course of Eight Years

Posted on September 6, 2018 by purplepeninportland

Written for:  dVerse Poets Pub – “Frustration and Heartbreak  (posted by Frank) Frustration and heartbreak are risky themes. The characters expressing these emotions of weakness look silly to some. That’s the risk. The reward, however, for writers who successfully take … Continue reading →

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