Tag Archives: nightmare

When Touched By Dreams

Posted on February 6, 2023 by purplepeninportland

Written for: Poetic Bloomings2, Prompt #424 – Hey, That’s My Line! #6 “Today we return to one of our favorite exercises: Take a line from someone else’s poem posted at Poetic Bloomings and, for the moment, make it your own. … Continue reading →

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Sand Mountain

Posted on January 11, 2023 by purplepeninportland

Written for: dVerse Poets Pub – Poetics: Visionary Poems (posted by Ingrid) “For this prompt, write a poem inspired by a vision, dream, or both. If you want, you can return to Blake’s “dreams of infants” – perhaps you remember … Continue reading →

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Nightmare/Dream

Posted on November 4, 2020 by purplepeninportland

Written for: Poetics Aside PAD November 2020 Challenge – Day 3 “Two-for-Tuesday – Write a dream and/or nightmare poem.” Childhood Nightmare Mom says I fight in my sleep Maybe I could not fight awake. Evenings I remember waking with teeth … Continue reading →

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Purple Hues

Posted on April 8, 2020 by purplepeninportland

Written for: Go Dog Go Café – “colors of my mind” when i close my eyes a rainbow of purple hues obscures this nightmare https://godoggocafe.com/

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Suffocating Darkness

Posted on February 1, 2020 by purplepeninportland

Written for: Poetic Bloomings2 – For Your Consideration – Sexton’s Room “WRITE A SOMETHING INSPIRED BY THIS LINE FROM ONE OF ANNE SEXTON’S POEMS:” “THE BLACK ROOM TOOK US LIKE A CAVE” Dark, dark, dark. I could not see my … Continue reading →

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Lost Again

Posted on April 29, 2019 by purplepeninportland

Written for: Poetic Asides 2019 April PAD Challenge – Day 29 “For today’s prompt, take the phrase “(blank) Again,” replace the blank with a word or phrase, make the new phrase the title of your poem, and then write your … Continue reading →