Tag Archives: omen

Green Eighteen

Posted on April 24, 2023 by purplepeninportland

Written for: Poetic Asides 2023 April PAD Challenge – Day 24 “Write a fear poem.” Eighteen. Never been on a plane. She is traveling to Mississippi to marry her mother’s worst nightmare. She boards with anticipation, and anxiety. An Air … Continue reading →

Posted in Purple's Home | Tagged omen, plane trip, Written for Challenge, young love | 3 Comments

Shower Madness

Posted on October 25, 2021 by purplepeninportland

Written for: Poetic Bloomings2 – Prompt #357 Featured Presentation “Halloween approaches and it conjures up associations with the horror films of Hollywood. There was “Attack of the Killer Tomatos,” “Frankenstein,” “The Exorcist.” Think of anything Hitchcock … “Psycho,” “The Birds,” … Continue reading →

Posted in Purple's Home | Tagged horror film, odd, omen, shower | Comments Off

Full To Bursting

Posted on August 3, 2019 by purplepeninportland

Written for: Poetic Bloomings2 – Exercise in Poetic thought #4 “(from sentences in Part 1, choose 1 word from each sentence (10 words). Use at least 8 in a new poem.” Words: cloud, auguries, flavor, tremulous, space, embrace, song, missed, … Continue reading →

Posted in Purple's Home | Tagged clouds, omen, rain, scent, taste, written from words | 2 Comments

Sweet Talkin’ Liar

Posted on January 30, 2019 by purplepeninportland

Written for: dVerse Poets Pub – “Harbinger” (posted by SarahSouthwest) “As I walked up the lane yesterday, I saw some green spikes poking through the soil in my neighbour’s trough. “Ah!” I thought. “Harbingers of spring!” – because I’m a … Continue reading →