Tag Archives: possibilities

Horizon (Meeting Walt’s challenge)

Posted on March 22, 2021 by purplepeninportland

Written for Walt’s challenge to me: “Write a Horizon poem.” A cowboy with a vast horizon was content to study the sky. A city girl, she had eyes on a cowboy with a vast horizon. Could she learn to cook … Continue reading →

Posted in Purple's Home | Tagged city girl, cowboy, possibilities, stars, triolet form | 3 Comments

Pondering Possibilities

Posted on November 17, 2020 by purplepeninportland

Written for dVerse Poets Pub – Quadrille #116 (posted by De) “Poem Those Possibles” “In this crazy year when things are constantly getting cancelled, restricted and restrained, let’s open up a poem window of possibility and let some sunshine in, … Continue reading →

Posted in Purple's Home | Tagged grateful, possibilities, thanks | 16 Comments

Danger Lurks

Posted on April 22, 2018 by purplepeninportland

Written for: Poetic Asides 2018 April PAD Challenge – Day 21 Write a danger poem. Are you hearing alarms in your head Before you go to bed? Cannot close your eyes because Dragons are drooling in the closet? Every night … Continue reading →

Posted in Purple's Home | Tagged Abecedarian form, Fears, imagination, possibilities, remedies, Written for Challenge | Comments Off

Maybe If

Posted on February 28, 2018 by purplepeninportland

Written for: dVerse Poets Pub – Poetics: “Finding Emotions and Concepts in Things” (posted by Sarah Russell) In keeping with William Carlos William’s line from “A Sort of a Song” where he reminds the poet about using metaphor and says … Continue reading →