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That September Day

Posted on September 12, 2021 by purplepeninportland

Written for: dVerse Poets Pub (posted by Laura Bloomsbury) Meeting The Bar: Something Noel in Lines “Since today is the 9th of the 9th month it is fitting for that numeral to inform today’s poetry form – so let’s meet … Continue reading →

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What’s On The News?

Posted on August 15, 2019 by purplepeninportland

Written for:  Poets United Midweek Motif~Televised  (posted by Sumana) Let us see what patterns of life surface from both the positive and / or negative sides of the televised news and also sometimes its purposeful silence on certain current affairs. … Continue reading →

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September Ghosts

Posted on July 20, 2019 by purplepeninportland

Written for:  Poetic Bloomings2 – July 17:  Haunting “Does something from your past come back to haunt you? Have you heard strange noises or felt haunted in the night? Had bad dreams? Told “ghost” stories? Had a “Bad Penny” moment … Continue reading →

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suffering

Posted on May 14, 2018 by purplepeninportland

Written for:  dVerse Poets Pub – Haibun Monday -“compassion”  (posted by Xenia) Children die every night on television. When do you register the fact that this slaughter is real? Is there any hope left in the hearts and minds of … Continue reading →

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Howling in the Street

Posted on February 4, 2017 by purplepeninportland

Written for:  Quickly’s Thursday “Too Much of a Good Thing” How do you know when to quit? How do you learn? We are choosing a prompt from a listing. My choice is:  She was howling. Animal shriek.  Wolf loose in … Continue reading →

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Use of Spiral Staircases

Posted on January 25, 2017 by purplepeninportland

Written for:  Quickly #24 – spiral Horror books and films often feature spiral staircases, a favorite of creatures. Inexplicably, their victims run up, screaming. Stuck upstairs, no hiding, easy seeking. or Elderly woman of great wealth seated in wheelchair, poor … Continue reading →

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The Martyrs of ISIS

Posted on February 25, 2016 by purplepeninportland

Written for:  Poets United Midweek Motif~Martyrdom/Witness “Here’s a very surprising fact! It surprised me, anyway, and led to this prompt. According to Wikipedia: In its original meaning, the word martyr, meaning witness, was used in the secular sphere as well … Continue reading →

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Oh So Many Ways To Be Scared

Posted on February 25, 2016 by purplepeninportland

Written for:  Poetics Aside #342 Take phrase _____Ways To _____, replace the blanks with a word or phrase, make that the title of the poem, and then, write the poem.  You can start out with Stephen King– Salem’s Lot, Christine, The … Continue reading →

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Swallowed Alive

Posted on February 24, 2015 by purplepeninportland

Written for:  The Mag #259 Do not go inside.  There is no party in a hollowed out clown. People sit at tables–laughing, eating–with no idea that they can never leave. It is all a facade. His eyes are mad, his … Continue reading →

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