Tag Archives: Life

Think About Your Life

Posted on April 8, 2022 by purplepeninportland

Written for: April 2022 PAD Challenge – Day 7 “Write an abundance poem.” Often you don’t appreciate the copiousness of your life. In youth, you believe you know strife while joy weaves a quilt of featherweight. You always had food … Continue reading →

Posted in Purple's Home | Tagged appreciate, horror, Life, Rondel form, struggles | 2 Comments

Bourbon On The Rocks

Posted on June 14, 2021 by purplepeninportland

Written for: The Sunday Whirl, Wordle #505 Words: game, shock, overshadowed, wicked, rock, fleeting, sounds, stick, glass, sugar, hand, shots Could use a shot of bourbon on the rocks in a thick cut glass. Hand me one, sugar, would you? … Continue reading →

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Restrictions

Posted on August 4, 2020 by purplepeninportland

Written for: Poets and Storytellers United Weekly Scribblings #30: Writing as a metaphor for living. (posted by Magaly) How have you and your muse been spending your days? My muse and I have been reading and revising and such… hence … Continue reading →

Posted in Purple's Home | Tagged changes, inertia, Life, writing, written from words | 1 Comment

Why Am I Here?

Posted on April 13, 2020 by purplepeninportland

Written for: Poetics Aside April 2020 PAD Challenge – DAY 13 Write a purpose poem. We forever ask, why am I here? Ponder it some, then feel a tear begin to fall. You do not know, yet you fear. Maybe … Continue reading →

Posted in Purple's Home | Tagged Fears, Life, Thoughts, Trintina form, why, Written for Challenge | 2 Comments

Patches of a Quilt

Posted on January 28, 2020 by purplepeninportland

Written for: Poetic Bloomings2 #279 – Finding Out About Yourself As we continue on down life’s trail, we reach further into the unknown. We do not know what will happen, or when, or how. We do know the here. We … Continue reading →

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My Future

Posted on October 31, 2019 by purplepeninportland

Written for: Poetics Aside #504 – “Write a tomorrow poem.” My future is all tomorrows passing in the blink of an eye May they not be filled with sorrows My future is all tomorrows with no days that I can … Continue reading →

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Flutterings

Posted on August 8, 2019 by purplepeninportland

Written for: Wednesday Muse: Butterflies! “The butterfly counts not months but moments and has time enough.” Rabindranath Tradore Each butterfly is an exquisite work of art–spotted, stained glass, soft white, or sea-blue edged in black. They provide joy in their … Continue reading →

Posted in Purple's Home | Tagged butterflies, change, colors, hope, Life, work of art | 19 Comments

A Stranger

Posted on July 23, 2019 by purplepeninportland

Written for: dVerse Poets Pub – Poetry Form: Dizian (guest host: Rosemary) 10 line stanza, 10 syllables each line ababbccdcd I do not know her, but look at her face. Under a flowery umbrella she stands in line, awaits bus … Continue reading →

Posted in Purple's Home | Tagged future, hope, imagination, Life, person | 15 Comments

Sail Your Own Ship

Posted on November 19, 2018 by purplepeninportland

Written for: The Sunday Whirl, Wordle #378 Words: news sail, sting, cheer, regret, binge, flow, fringe, free, drift, stream, ease On the fringe of bingeing on food? No regrets. Take cheer in knowing you can start new tomorrow. Sail your … Continue reading →

Posted in Purple's Home | Tagged advice, binge, fresh, Life, no regrets, Wordle | 4 Comments

a thick slice

Posted on April 10, 2018 by purplepeninportland

Written for: The Twiglets #71 – “a thick slice” she needs a thick slice of life A thick slice of brisket is a sin A man said his only vice was eating meat thickly sliced His wife scoffed, you think … Continue reading →