Tag Archives: Object

A Glass Reminder

Posted on September 29, 2021 by purplepeninportland

Written for: Go Dog Go Cafe – Tuesday Writing Prompt (posted by Devereaux and Beth) “Today’s prompt: Write about an inanimate object in your home that you can’t do without, but don’t name it.” Formed of thick glass, I keep … Continue reading →

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Where’s My Home?

Posted on April 10, 2021 by purplepeninportland

Written for: April 2021 PAD Challenge – Day 9 “Write a persona poem (for an inanimate object).” Do not know why I am hard to find, overlooked because your are careless. Did you misplace me? Bear in mind that dirt … Continue reading →

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Hand in Glove

Posted on March 8, 2021 by purplepeninportland

Written for: Poetic Bloomings2 – Prompt#328 Let’s Stay Together “Write about a pairing that should stay together or come together.” Glasses and cases should, but do not jelly and donut hits the spot macaroni and cheese comes up aces Bonnie … Continue reading →

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Little Buddha Dog

Posted on September 26, 2018 by purplepeninportland

Written for: dVerse Poets Pub – Poetics: Mindfulness and Poetry (posted by SarahSouthwest) Tonight we’re doing a mash-up prompt. I want to use a mindfulness technique to open up your poetic brain, and then take it from there, and see … Continue reading →

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Pipe Cleaners

Posted on July 27, 2017 by purplepeninportland

Written for: Poetic Asides #403 – Write a poem about a useful item, though seemingly innocuous. On occasion, Dad smoke a pipe. I discovered that the white, ropey stick could be coerced into stick figures or strange animal shapes. Later … Continue reading →

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Ocean Rock

Posted on March 25, 2017 by purplepeninportland

Written for: Quickly Write about an object, peel away layers. Try to see both the thing And the “added value”. Speckled rock sweeps from ocean to shoreline, black and white, turning to night(shade)-slick, wet, dark, smooth. Dries in sunlight. Reverts … Continue reading →