Tag Archives: patience

Acceptance

Posted on November 11, 2022 by purplepeninportland

Written for: November 2022 PAD Chapbook Challenge – Day 10 “For today’s prompt, write a struggle poem. For some people, every day is a struggle. But with what? Or with whom? Or how is it a struggle? Maybe it’s writing … Continue reading →

Posted in Purple's Home | Tagged chat, patience, smile, terza rima form, understanding, Written for Challenge | 2 Comments

Why Do I Shout?

Posted on April 28, 2022 by purplepeninportland

Written for: April 2022 PAD Challenge – Day 27 “Write a remix poem. Take one of your poems and remix it, e.g. change form.” (Remix of Day 15 – Patience poem) Why do I shout at him? My patience wears … Continue reading →

Posted in Purple's Home | Tagged disease, meditation, patience, remixed poem, shouting | 5 Comments

Yes, I Am Unpredictable

Posted on November 9, 2020 by purplepeninportland

Written for: Poetic Asides PAD November 2020 Challenge – Day 8 “For today’s prompt, write a persona poem. A persona poem is one in which you take on the persona of someone or something else. So you could write a … Continue reading →

Posted in Purple's Home | Tagged blame, changes, Etheree form, patience, unpredictable, Weather | 2 Comments

Closed Eyes

Posted on October 7, 2020 by purplepeninportland

Written for: Go Dog Go Cafe (Devereaux & Beth) “Write a poem using the phrase “the thunder within” Patience is lessening. My voice raises, shouts, even though I know without a doubt that he is not the same person. When … Continue reading →

Posted in Purple's Home | Tagged changes, patience, thunder, written from a phrase | 2 Comments

Learning Slowly

Posted on June 4, 2020 by purplepeninportland

Written for: Poetic Bloomings2 – InForm Poet – Lanterne “The Lanterne is a type of poem that has one syllable in the first line, two syllables in the second line, three syllables in the third line, four syllables in the … Continue reading →

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New Year, Same Me

Posted on January 2, 2020 by purplepeninportland

Written for: Poetic Asides #509 – Write a new year poem. It’s here, new year. I am me– the way I will be. I will endeavor to have more patience, unwritten resolution–successful rate, poor like learning from history mistakes made … Continue reading →

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Ever Seeking

Posted on August 8, 2019 by purplepeninportland

Written for: dVerse Poets Pub – Poetics: Purifying the Mind (posted by Charmed Chaos) Think about the things you do to purify your mind, put your soul at peace, to ease your heart, to become more MINDFUL. Ever seeking a … Continue reading →

Posted in Purple's Home | Tagged compassion, mindfulness, patience, Stillness, triolet form | 9 Comments

Definition

Posted on March 7, 2019 by purplepeninportland

Written for: Poets United Midweek Motif~Kindness (posted by Susan) In a new poem, show us how you know/imagine kindness and its possibility. “Guard well within yourself that treasure, kindness. Know how to give without hesitation, how to lose without regret, … Continue reading →

Posted in Purple's Home | Tagged kindness, patience, shadorma | 25 Comments

Losing Patience

Posted on November 29, 2018 by purplepeninportland

Written for: Poetic Asides 2018 November PAD Chapbook Challenge – Day 28 “For today’s prompt, write a mood poem. Your poem could set the mood. Or it could be about a mood. Maybe display someone in a mood, whether that’s … Continue reading →

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Patience

Posted on July 23, 2017 by purplepeninportland

Written for: Carpe Diem Writing and Enjoying Haiku #3 classical haiku In the last episode of “Writing and Enjoying Haiku” you had to create haiku without rules, this time, I love to challenge you to create haiku following the rules, … Continue reading →