Tag Archives: joy

A New Year

Posted on December 21, 2020 by purplepeninportland

Written for: Writers’ Pantry #51 – Year’s End (Posted by Rosemary) “Hands up who’s glad to see the end of 2020! Hmmm, yes, that seems to be unanimous – at least in terms of large-scale things such as firestorms, pandemics, … Continue reading →

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Character

Posted on September 13, 2020 by purplepeninportland

Written for: The Sunday Whirl, Wordle #473 Words: face, flex, loon, tense, times, joy, bloom, moon, present, wrinkle, reflect, overcome Wrinkles ironed into your face reflect tense times–past and present. Do you feel a need to overcome them by mourning … Continue reading →

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How We Remember

Posted on July 10, 2020 by purplepeninportland

Written for:  Poets and Storytellers United Weekly Scribblings #27:  “Things Were Different Back Then”  (posted by Magaly) “If you’ve ever been in the presence of a vintage soul (AKA someone who has lived more than a few decades and who … Continue reading →

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Joy

Posted on December 27, 2019 by purplepeninportland

Written for:  Poetic Asides #508 – Write a celebration poem. Each dog or cat rescued that brought joy to our home– those who have passed, and those present– you rock! https://www.writersdigest.com/editor-blogs/poetic-asides

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Spring Flower Thoughts

Posted on April 7, 2019 by purplepeninportland

Written for:  Wednesday Muse #2 – Hanami Hello Wednesday Musers! I hope you enjoyed last week’s prompt. A little bit of business first…The Sunday Muse and the Wednesday Muse are two separate muses. Cousins if you will. Related but with … Continue reading →

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Solo

Posted on March 28, 2019 by purplepeninportland

Written for:  Poets United Midweek Motif~Solitude  (posted by Sumana) Solitude is an essential human need to replenish the soul. It does clear the weary mind of the clutter and gives élan to your existence. No wonder poets and artists often … Continue reading →

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Joining

Posted on February 18, 2019 by purplepeninportland

Written for:  Poetic Bloomings2 – Prompt #235 – Motivation:  Determination “Have the will to succeed and overcome obstacles” Should join this poetry writing class. It is what I love to do. I wonder who else will be there. What if … Continue reading →

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small surprises

Posted on October 7, 2018 by purplepeninportland

Written for:   Carpe Diem Weekend Meditation #52 Tagore’s “Last Curtain” “Welcome at our last weekend meditation of September 2018. I have another beautiful poem by Rabindranath Tagore to challenge you. As all the weekend meditations were this month. You have … Continue reading →

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voice like merry bells

Posted on July 25, 2018 by purplepeninportland

Written for:  The Twiglets #86 – “voice like merry bells words left his mouth tinkling like merry bells joy resounds when she speaks like merry bells singing mellifluous voice bells of merry making rang from the tower’s voice sprinkling silver … Continue reading →

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Neighborhood Painting

Posted on October 4, 2017 by purplepeninportland

Written for:  Carpe Diem #1263 neighborhood of colors “Welcome at a new episode, the last regular, in our month of “imagination without limits.”  Today I have a beautiful Italian scene for you. Look at all those colors. This village lays against … Continue reading →

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