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Magaly’s Inspiration

Posted on June 19, 2022 by purplepeninportland

Written for: Friday Writings #31: Genuine Ink “For today’s prompt, if you wish to use it, I would like you to write poetry or prose inspired by the following lines: “be genuine / in life and ink / rebel against … Continue reading →

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The Choice They Made

Posted on February 18, 2020 by purplepeninportland

Written for:  dVerse Poets Pub – Prosery:  Between Heartbeats  (posted by Kim) “We ask you to write a very short piece of prose that tells a story, with a beginning, a middle and an end, in any genre of your … Continue reading →

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An Artist’s Life

Posted on February 13, 2020 by purplepeninportland

Written for:  dVerse Poets Pub – Poetics:  Black History Month  (posted by Anmol) “As many of you must know, February is commemorated as Black History Month. So, today, we will be celebrating some amazing African American poets, in particular, and … 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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Florence Nightingale

Posted on May 19, 2018 by purplepeninportland

Written for:  Carpe Diem Weekend Meditation #32 – Use That Quote This weekend nurses all over the world are celebrating the International Nurses Day initiated by the International Council of Nurses (ICN). This special day for all nurses takes place on … Continue reading →

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A Moment Of Color

Posted on March 30, 2018 by purplepeninportland

Written for:  Carpe Diem Weekend-Meditation #25 Use That Quote Rabindranath started writing poetry in Bengali. His poem “Sandya Geet” (Song of Dusk) was appreciated by many, including Sri Bankimchandra Chatterji, who wrote the National song “vandemataram”. He later wrote in Bengali … Continue reading →

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Two Doves

Posted on January 3, 2018 by purplepeninportland

Written for:  Carpe Diem #1336 – Elegance “Elegance” we find everywhere around us, not only in our homes, but also outside in nature. Think about a swan for example. Or the beauty of for example a rose. Elegance is all … Continue reading →

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remedy

Posted on January 1, 2018 by purplepeninportland

Written for:  Carpe Diem #1334 – An Empty Mind “I think this quote I have chosen fits the season too by the way. So let me give the quote to work with:” […] “Now each morning, when your mind is still … Continue reading →

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bulbs

Posted on December 28, 2017 by purplepeninportland

Written for:  Carpe Diem #1332 – No Time To Waste (quote from Coehlo’s “Manuscript Found In Accra”) […] “Someone asked him that why are some luckier than the others. One of the extraordinary excerpts on this subject where he calls success as … Continue reading →

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scattered

Posted on December 25, 2017 by purplepeninportland

Written for:  Carpe Diem #1329 rebirth (from Coehlo’s “The Fifth Mountain” […] “The ashes of the dead … will become the plants that are reborn in the spring.” […] (Source: The Fifth Mountain by Paulo Coelho) the sun rises the heat … Continue reading →

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