Tag Archives: noises

Chaos in the Castle

Posted on January 9, 2023 by purplepeninportland

Written for: The Sunday Whirl, Wordle #586 Words: castle, rat, laughs, cash, pass, handle, chatter, scrap, champ, master, glasses, back Chaotic chattering in the walls of the castle. Scampering, scratching, scraps of giggle- laughs, like tinkling of glasses. Things were … Continue reading →

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Only Reason Is Invisible

Posted on February 6, 2019 by purplepeninportland

Written for:  dVerse Poets Pub – Poetics:  “Invisible”  (posted by Merrill) “One might argue that it’s the poet’s job to make the invisible visible through our words—to make us see a love in a star, or to make us smell … Continue reading →

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How Are You Awakened?

Posted on November 29, 2018 by purplepeninportland

Written for:  Poets United Midweek Motif~Morning Poem  (posted by Sumana) “Capture the time in your lines when the day is new and you are out of your slumber. Isn’t it always a good morning whether it’s bright, gray, cloudy or … Continue reading →

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In Smoky Mist

Posted on August 20, 2018 by purplepeninportland

Written for:  The Sunday Whirl, Wordle #365 Words:  smokes, howls, through, green, rolls, never, hide, tongues, mean, stare, mysteries, mist In smoky mist, mysterious howls, never before heard, echo through the canyon. What can they mean? I stare where green rolling hills … Continue reading →

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Absence Of

Posted on November 9, 2017 by purplepeninportland

Written for:  Poets United Midweek Motif~Silence  (posted by Sumana) Where to find that soundlessness? Is Silence merely absence of sound or more than that? “In the End, we will remember not the words of our enemies, but the silence of … Continue reading →

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Body Haunt

Posted on October 25, 2017 by purplepeninportland

Written for:  dVerse Poets Pub – Quadrille #43 – “creak”  (posted by Grace) Yes, the word is CREAK. Today, write us a poem or short prose containing the word CREAK. Make it a noun or verb. Create a halloween mood … Continue reading →

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