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What Does The World Look Like

Posted on May 7, 2020 by purplepeninportland

Written for:  Go Dog Go Café – Tuesday Prompt: Write a piece of prose around the question: What does a return to “normal” look like for you? You run into a friend. The impulse to hug will no longer seem … Continue reading →

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Animal Crackers

Posted on April 2, 2020 by purplepeninportland

Written for:  Blogging From A to Z Animal crackers used to be sold in boxes shaped like circus cars with bars across them. Recently, I was happy to see re-packaged boxes of animal cracker on shelves, near the Keebler elves. … Continue reading →

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Color Changes

Posted on October 31, 2019 by purplepeninportland

Written for:  Poetic Bloomings2 – InForm Poet – “Huitan” “The huitain is an off-shoot of the ballade. It is a French form in its nature and in fact, it is an 8-line poem in its totality, composed of one ballade … Continue reading →

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Blue’s Brew

Posted on December 24, 2018 by purplepeninportland

Written for:  The Sunday Whirl,  Wordle #383 Words:  dogs, ship, morning, stop, shadow, treat, spring, brew, notes, spent, view, shaken Shadow ship stopped in the harbor, early morning under sky of foggy-white. Even dogs slept on, dreaming of treats. The … Continue reading →

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Posted on December 23, 2018 by purplepeninportland

Written for:  Carpe Diem #1566 An Epic Journey Through New Spain — “¡Vayan Subiendo!”(“Everyone mount up!”) was the rousing call from Juan Bautista de Anza. In 1775-76, he led some 240 men, women, and children on an epic journey to … Continue reading →

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End or Beginning?

Posted on December 1, 2017 by purplepeninportland

Written for:  Imaginary Gardens With Real Toads – A Skyflower Friday: Goodbye (posted by Kerry) As another year comes to its natural conclusion, it may be time for some goodbyes – some important part of yourself may have to be left … Continue reading →

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Unchangeable Changes

Posted on November 30, 2017 by purplepeninportland

Written for:  dVerse Poets Pub – “Change”  (posted by Paul) Your eyes open to a white world tinged with rose. In time you find a green meadow. A blue sky dances by, darkens purple. Sunsets in flame. Then, your eyes … Continue reading →

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Evolution

Posted on July 31, 2017 by purplepeninportland

Written for Imaginary Gardens With Real Toads:  A Glance at Narrative Think of some story in writing your poem.  It could be the story of a moment or of a lifetime, and it need not be fully detailed.   (imagined … Continue reading →

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