Tag Archives: politics

Open The Roads

Posted on September 21, 2020 by purplepeninportland

Written for: Sunday Whirl, Wordle #474 Words: democratic, deny, sychphants, end, sorrow, dead, turtle, hypocrite, ruthless, justice, sad, trump Well Sufferin’ Succotash! These hypocritical sycophants deny democracy, applaud Trump’s ruthless autocracy. Sad time for American justice. Sorrowful turtles who creep … Continue reading →

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Spilling Over

Posted on January 7, 2020 by purplepeninportland

Written for:  dVerse Poets Pub – Beginning (again) – Haibun  (posted by Bjorn) “Along my journey through this transitory world, new year’s housecleaning” – Matsuo Basho I thought we all had a new beginning to our year. Instead the old … Continue reading →

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Mr. America

Posted on November 11, 2019 by purplepeninportland

Written for:  Sunday Whirl, Wordle #429 Words:  thick, champ, rights, true, milk, marching, card, luscious, like, brew, salty, millennials What a card! His face looks like color of milk. Thick around middle, dense around brain, luscious orange hair, too thin … Continue reading →

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Recuse Me

Posted on April 19, 2019 by purplepeninportland

Written for:  Poetic Asides 2019 April PAD Challenge – Day 19 Write a license poem. Jeff Sessions Answered no questions Had license to recuse himself Went back to being Santa’s elf https://www.writersdigest.com/editor-blogs/poetic-asides

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President’s Day

Posted on February 19, 2019 by purplepeninportland

Written for:  dVerse Poets Pub – Pub Talk:  “Poetry and Political Provocations” (posted by Bjorn) Don’t be provocative just to shock, it has to be based on what you truly believe. There has to be a purpose beyond to be … Continue reading →

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Battle of Smart and Stupid

Posted on April 9, 2018 by purplepeninportland

Written for:  Poetic Asides 2018 April PAD Challenge – Day 9 Take the phrase “Battle (blank)”, replace the blank with a word or phrase; make the new phrase your title. I’d love to debate you, says Smart, thinking has become … Continue reading →

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A Love and an Anti-Love

Posted on November 29, 2017 by purplepeninportland

Written for:  Poetic Asides November 2017 Chapbook Challenge – Day 28 Two-for-Tuesday – Write a love and/or anti-love poem. Writing words dance in her head small phrases stick together love of language as ideas become writing and written words are … Continue reading →

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How To Re-hope?

Posted on October 10, 2017 by purplepeninportland

Written for:  dVerse Poets Pub – Quadrille #42 – “hope”  (posted by De) Today, write us a poem of hope. Of hopefulness. Or hopelessness. Or any form of the word therein that you choose. Invent your own word if you … Continue reading →

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This Poem Is A Sign

Posted on February 14, 2017 by purplepeninportland

Written for:  Poets United:  Poetry Pantry #340   (posted by Mary) “I am very sad about what is happening in this country.  We all have to resist.  And I hope those of you in other countries ‘resist’ in your own … Continue reading →

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And The People Spoke

Posted on January 31, 2017 by purplepeninportland

Written for:  dVerse Poets – Quadrille #25, dawn You might have noticed that we favor words for the Quadrille that can be used as both nouns and verbs. Or maybe you would like to make it dawnlike. Dawn is also … Continue reading →

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