Tag Archives: mind

What is Peace

Posted on April 21, 2021 by purplepeninportland

Written for: Go Dog Go Cafe – Tuesday Writing Prompt (posted by Devereaux and Beth) “Write a poem on what peace means to you.” There is world peace, there is inner peace. If wars end forever, would we declare a … Continue reading →

Posted in Purple's Home | Tagged heart, mind, moment, Peace, world | 2 Comments

Resting

Posted on September 3, 2020 by purplepeninportland

Written for: Poets and Storytellers United Weekly Scribblings #35: The Joy of Rest (posted by Rommy) “Write about rest.” Rest for the body, rest for the mind. A recharging to quiet tense muscles, to slow the grind -ing of teeth … Continue reading →

Posted in Purple's Home | Tagged body, calmness, mind, rest, silence, stream | 14 Comments

Stuck Inside My Mind

Posted on March 23, 2020 by purplepeninportland

Written for: Poetic Asides – Day 2 – Countdown T-minus 9 “Write as escape poem.” I studied myself through my thoughts– tightly clenched. Old woman who could not find her way out of body or mind. https://www.writersdigest.com/editor-blogs/poetic-asides

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A Crippled Mind

Posted on February 3, 2020 by purplepeninportland

Written for: Sunday Whirl #441 Words: gawk, mist, arm, cringe, across, tape, chopped, rope, sign, form, mind, token Sign of a cringing mind, taped or tied with rope, forms chopped images across the mist- drenched sky. Gawking, I raise my … Continue reading →

Posted in Purple's Home | Tagged crippled, future, images, mind, Wordle | 2 Comments

What The Head Holds

Posted on December 18, 2019 by purplepeninportland

Written for: Poetic Bloomings2 – For Your Consideration: Stony End “TAKE 90 SECONDS AND LIST ITEMS YOU MIGHT FIND IN A CEMETERY. AFTERWARD, WRITE A POEM/STORY THAT INCLUDES SOME OF THE ITEMS IN YOUR LIST. YOUR SETTING IS ANYWHERE BUT … Continue reading →

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Barring the Mind

Posted on April 18, 2019 by purplepeninportland

Written for: Imaginary Gardens With Real Toads – “Somewhere in the midst of Stirring April” – (posted by Sanaa) The Mind Is Its Own Beautiful Prisoner the mind is its own beautiful prisoner. Mine looked long at the sticky moon … Continue reading →

Posted in Purple's Home | Tagged experiment, inspired by another poet, mind, open, prison, Written for Challenge | 10 Comments

Indigo Invaders

Posted on January 7, 2019 by purplepeninportland

Written for: Poetic Bloomings2, Prompt #229 – In The Mood (not yourself). “Write a mood or anti-mood poem.” Indigo invades my veins these days–the ones I do not know if I am capable of getting through to a lighter shade. … Continue reading →

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Mind Juggling

Posted on January 3, 2019 by purplepeninportland

Written for: Poetic Asides #465 – Write an exploration poem. “There are so many places to explore, aren’t there? Explore the house, neighborhood, or city. Peruse the passions of the heart. Mine the mind to see what you’ll find. Explore … Continue reading →

Posted in Purple's Home | Tagged confusion, exploration, Fibonacci, mind, overactive | 2 Comments

What Is the Future?

Posted on June 15, 2018 by purplepeninportland

Written for: Imaginary Gardens With Real Toads “What the? (posted by ManicDDaily) It’s about whats! As in,”[A] child said what is the grass” that opens Whitman’s poem. Yes, it is very much about grass, but it also winds from and … Continue reading →

Posted in Purple's Home | Tagged democracy, fear, mind, opinion, questions | 15 Comments

Diminishing Defenses

Posted on October 2, 2014 by purplepeninportland

Written for: Poetic Asides #282 Write a broken down poem. Like a wooden fence whose slats start to break off–the whole fence sags and falls apart–so a person’s defenses dissolve inside, one at a time, until only screaming raw nerves … Continue reading →