Tag Archives: knowledge

Bar Study

Posted on August 22, 2022 by purplepeninportland

Written for: Sunday Muse #224 Look at that young man at the bar, thin coat in Winter. Young people do not feel the cold. Thick head of black hair, face smiling in comfort. Once, that was me. Oh yes. No … Continue reading →

Posted in Purple's Home | Tagged Age, knowledge, musings, Written from Art, youth | 11 Comments

Is Life Easier?

Posted on October 25, 2021 by purplepeninportland

Written for: Poets and Storytellers United Weekly Scribblings #92: Forward Movement (posted by Rosemary) “Please write something on the theme of ‘Forward Movement’, in whatever way you choose to interpret that.” Moving ahead we tread into unknown spaces. As we … Continue reading →

Posted in Purple's Home | Tagged Age, coping, knowledge, movement, wisdom | 7 Comments

Nod to Maya Angelou

Posted on July 16, 2019 by purplepeninportland

Written for: Poetic Bloomings2 – July 11 – “The Poets I Wished I Was” “Claim a favored poet and try to write her/him in their style. We all say “I wish I had written that!” Well, now’s your opportunity to … Continue reading →

Posted in Purple's Home | Tagged Age, fight, knowledge, streetwise, written in style of another poet | Comments Off

Ode on Books

Posted on April 12, 2019 by purplepeninportland

Written for: Poetic Asides 2019 April PAD Challenge – Day 11 “For today’s prompt, write a dedication poem. This is a poem dedicated to a person, an animal, or an organization. Or hey, objects work too–like a poem to a … Continue reading →

Posted in Purple's Home | Tagged books, escape, knowledge, ode, Written for Challenge | 2 Comments

Get Acquainted

Posted on April 1, 2019 by purplepeninportland

Written for: dVerse Poets Pub – Poetry Forms: the Villanelle (posted by Sarah SW) “Tonight we are looking at another form – the villanelle! I think it’s a beautiful form, but it has its challenges. A villanelle has 19 lines … Continue reading →

Posted in Purple's Home | Tagged acceptance, humanity, knowledge, understanding, villanelle | 14 Comments

Do Not Waste Time

Posted on March 6, 2019 by purplepeninportland

Written for: dVerse Poets Pub – Poetics: Turn! Turn! Turn! (posted by Lillian) “For everything there is a season, and a time for every purpose under heaven: a time to be born, and a time to die; a time to … Continue reading →

Posted in Purple's Home | Tagged From a quote, hate, knowledge, Love, Peace, Time, war | 14 Comments

Continuing Knowledge

Posted on January 11, 2019 by purplepeninportland

Written for: Imaginary Gardens With Real Toads – Wordy Thursday with Wild Woman, “What We Save Saves Us” “Write a new poem in which you sing of starting over. Or call it by its other names: reboot, renew, recommence, take two, … Continue reading →

Posted in Purple's Home | Tagged becoming, chances, changes, knowledge, new start | 6 Comments

An Aging Sonnet

Posted on January 11, 2019 by purplepeninportland

Written for: dVerse Poets Pub – Poetry Forms: The Sonnet – (posted by Bjorn) “With a new year comes changes and new goals to deliver. Given the success of our last book project we have discussed to create a book … Continue reading →

Posted in Purple's Home | Tagged aging, knowledge, priorities, Sonnet, youth | 21 Comments

“always open”

Posted on November 21, 2018 by purplepeninportland

Written for: The Twiglets #103 – “always open” Sign said, Always Open. a mixed-race couple were told they just closed. always open your mind to new thoughts There once was a man from Hoboken who coughed with his mouth wide … Continue reading →

Posted in Purple's Home | Tagged bias, knowledge, limerick, Micro-poetry | 4 Comments

Offerings of Earth

Posted on October 17, 2016 by purplepeninportland

Written for: Poets United, Poetry Pantry #324, “We Are Not Alone! (posted by Mary) When I see photos of other planets– ringed, pock-marked, glowing, red–I feel that my own explorations have been grains of sand. Imagine visiting every place on … Continue reading →