Tag Archives: holidays

Missing

Posted on March 1, 2021 by purplepeninportland

Written for: Poets and Storytellers United Writers’ Pantry #59: Love and Loss (posted by Magaly) “If you have ever lost someone, you know just how true Dessen’s words are. Grief, like love, is forever—it dulls, it grows, it changes… but … Continue reading →

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I’m Dreaming

Posted on December 11, 2020 by purplepeninportland

Written for: Poetic Bloomings2 – InForm Poet – Holiday Haibun Use a holiday song “Stepping away from the banquet table, one of the next telling highlights of the holiday season can be found in the music and sounds we hear. … Continue reading →

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When Holidays Change

Posted on June 23, 2017 by purplepeninportland

Written for:  dVerse Poets Pub – MTB–How to Write a Villanelle  (posted by Frank) Hello, this is Frank Hubeny. Today’s form is the villanelle. Colin Lee used this form in a poem last month which gave me the idea to focus … Continue reading →

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Tale of the Cookyopolis

Posted on December 25, 2016 by purplepeninportland

Written for:  Imaginary Gardens With Real Toads:  “Fashion me your words – collaborating for Christmas.  (posted by Gillena) Your challenge, on this eve of Christmas, is a collaboration. I have set the pace, be it chapter or verse, you continue in … Continue reading →

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