Tag Archives: lies

The Letters

Posted on January 14, 2021 by purplepeninportland

Written for: Go Dog Go Cafe – Tuesday Writing Prompt (by Devereaux and Beth) “Write about a time where you were betrayed.” Love letters in a trunk found by Mom Discharged dishonorably lies, lies, lies too young to be a … Continue reading →

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Really?

Posted on June 2, 2020 by purplepeninportland

Written for:  dVerse Poets Pub – Quadrille #105:  Cry Havoc and Let SLIP ‘the Dogs of War’.  (posted by Linda Lee Lyberg)  “slip” Mind slipped over past eight years, or he born that way. Nothing slips out by accident. Next … Continue reading →

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Favorite Son of Kim Jong Un

Posted on September 22, 2019 by purplepeninportland

Written for:  Sunday Whirl, Wordle #422 Words:  pressed, evil, orange, tidy, saw, bone, trump, lies, hands, deny, grift, collude Denials of collusion, but his tidy hands did grift. Under orange mop, confusion reigned. Evil, lies–without wit. The Press is bone … Continue reading →

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Closed Chambers

Posted on May 20, 2019 by purplepeninportland

Written for:  The Sunday Whirl, Wordle #404 Words:  walking, soft, song, trials, heart, back, hope, booth, gate, cement, surprise, mercy Trials of the heart deserve mercy. Once a soft song of hope filled the chambers, but strangers left the gate … Continue reading →

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Substitute Truth for Lies

Posted on March 4, 2019 by purplepeninportland

Written for:  The Sunday Whirl, Wordle #393 Words:  smug, memo, truth, corrupt, delete, mock, catch, hope, note, born, fire, liar Catch that smug-born liar, and memo him the truth. Send a note, and hope it will set a fire under … Continue reading →

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Saying The Words

Posted on February 28, 2019 by purplepeninportland

Written for:  dVerse Poets Pub – Poetics:  “Blame and Forgiveness”  (posted by Frank) Either one. Or both. There are no other constraints. It need not be about the poet’s own life. She found it easier, less tiring, to forgive even … Continue reading →

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No Remorse, No Forgiveness

Posted on November 12, 2018 by purplepeninportland

Written for:  Poetic Asides 2018 November PAD Chapbook Challenge – Day 11 For today’s prompt, write a forgiveness poem. Earlier this month, I shared an apology poem prompt, but it’s one thing to apologize; it’s something else entirely to forgive … Continue reading →

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Leopard Lesson

Posted on September 24, 2018 by purplepeninportland

Written for:  The Sunday Muse #22 They warned me–it is not like I was ignorant of what could befall me– my might and fright, should I venture indoors. We need a leopard, they said, for quick scene in film. Look, they … Continue reading →

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Poetry Pokes At the Mind

Posted on September 16, 2018 by purplepeninportland

Written for:  Imaginary Gardens With Real Toads – Weekend Mini-Challenge, “Resistance” – (posted by Brendon) Mailer once said you should never fall in love with your own writing, because when that happens it means you’re writing crap. But how are … Continue reading →

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Twitter Me This

Posted on August 2, 2018 by purplepeninportland

Written for:  Poets United  Midweek Motif~”a bundle of contradictions” (from Ann Frank’s last letter)  (posted by Susan) Make one new poem with the motif “a bundle of contradictions.” Alternatively, make a new poem with a motif inspired by Anne Frank. … Continue reading →

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