Tag Archives: learning

The Next Day

Posted on April 26, 2022 by purplepeninportland

Written for: Poetic Bloomings2 – Prompt #383 – It’s Never Too Late to Learn Something New I listen, I learn something new. I watch the Great Courses DVDs, enthralled to discover mysteries of the brain, life of Vincent Van Gogh, … Continue reading →

Posted in Purple's Home | Tagged aging, learning, retaining | 2 Comments

Thanksgiving

Posted on November 25, 2020 by purplepeninportland

Written for: Go Dog Go Cafe (posted by Devereaux & Beth) “Write an acrostic poem using the word FAMILY or THANKSGIVING.” Toast to Health for everyone And No more pandemics, Kindness and kisses instead. Sailing on a new boat Going … Continue reading →

Posted in Purple's Home | Tagged acceptance, acrostic, grace, learning, thanks | 3 Comments

Learning Slowly

Posted on June 4, 2020 by purplepeninportland

Written for: Poetic Bloomings2 – InForm Poet – Lanterne “The Lanterne is a type of poem that has one syllable in the first line, two syllables in the second line, three syllables in the third line, four syllables in the … Continue reading →

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New to Old

Posted on January 31, 2020 by purplepeninportland

Written for: Poets and Storytellers United Weekly Scribblings #4: New Tricks (posted by Rommy) “. . . for this prompt, I’d like you to consider that phrase (“you can’t teach an old dog new tricks”) and express any thoughts you … Continue reading →

Posted in Purple's Home | Tagged ability, learning, new tricks, teachings | 10 Comments

The Art of Retirement

Posted on April 12, 2019 by purplepeninportland

Written for: Poetic Asides 2019 April PAD – Day 12 “For today’s prompt, take the phrase “The Art of (blank),” replace the blank with a word or phrase, make the new phrase the title of your poem, and then, write … Continue reading →

Posted in Purple's Home | Tagged hobbies, learning, monorhyme, retirement, Written for Challenge | Comments Off

Get Straight, Mate

Posted on October 22, 2018 by purplepeninportland

Written for: The Sunday Whirl, Wordle #374 Words: resonate, charge class charm, salty, sink, coil, pick, wave, needle, site, electricity Your charm don’t resonate with me, I get no charge from your ‘lectricity. Pick up some class, don’t coil like … Continue reading →

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Clock Shadows

Posted on June 4, 2018 by purplepeninportland

Written for: Imaginary Gardens With Real Toads – Camera FLASH! (posted by Kerry) It is time to strike a pose with our photographic challenge for June. In shadow of clock stick figures strike poses some behind bars, some crossing bridges of … Continue reading →

Posted in Purple's Home | Tagged clock, learning, People, shadow, written from photo | 8 Comments

This Poem Is A Drifter

Posted on January 19, 2017 by purplepeninportland

Written for: Poetic Asides #380 For today’s prompt, write a nothing better poem. Now, there are at least a couple ways to take this, but probably more. First, the poem could be about a moment that’s so amazing that nothing … Continue reading →