Tag Archives: power

The Great Poppyseed Experiment

Posted on February 19, 2023 by purplepeninportland

Written for: Friday Writings #64 – Life is Strange (and often sneakier) Than Fiction “I invite us to write poetry or prose inspired by the following Neil Gaiman quote: “Life is always going to be stranger than fiction, because fiction … Continue reading →

Posted in Purple's Home | Tagged lunatic, poppyseeds, power, true story | 8 Comments

Magaly’s Inspiration

Posted on June 19, 2022 by purplepeninportland

Written for: Friday Writings #31: Genuine Ink “For today’s prompt, if you wish to use it, I would like you to write poetry or prose inspired by the following lines: “be genuine / in life and ink / rebel against … Continue reading →

Posted in Purple's Home | Tagged freedom, genuine, inspired by quote, power, rebellion, writing | 17 Comments

War

Posted on February 28, 2022 by purplepeninportland

Written for: Carpe Diem Haiku Kai Sunday Time Challenge #4: War “I really don’t know what I have to believe, I don’t know how long the “Free World” will stay free. I, ofcourse, hope this is just a Nightmare and … Continue reading →

Posted in Purple's Home | Tagged Haiku, lessons, power, war | 6 Comments

Mis-takes

Posted on November 7, 2021 by purplepeninportland

Written for: Miz Quickly – Day 6 – Hit or Miz “It occurs to me that there are an awful lot of words with the “mis-“ prefix. “a prefix applied to various parts of speech, meaning “ill,” “mistaken,” “wrong,” “wrongly,” … Continue reading →

Posted in Purple's Home | Tagged mis-, people hater, power | 5 Comments

Chess Pieces

Posted on October 10, 2021 by purplepeninportland

Written for: Sunday Muse #181 Imposing pieces. there they stand on their squares patiently waiting for me. I have the power. http://thesundaymuse.blogspot.com/

Posted in Purple's Home | Tagged chess, man, power, Written from Art | 19 Comments

Near Summer’s End

Posted on September 13, 2021 by purplepeninportland

Written for: The Sunday Whirl, Wordle #518 Words: carpets, lining, candlelight, land, tears, touching line, kneeling, down, flowers, late, wheels Wheels of summer spin rain and heat. Late living flowers drop petals on land forming carpets at base of trees. … Continue reading →

Posted in Purple's Home | Tagged heat, power, Summer, Weather, Wordle | 2 Comments

Shallow World

Posted on April 27, 2021 by purplepeninportland

Written for: April 2021 PAD Challenge – Day 26 “Write a (——–) World poem.” where money grants you power where malls count more than housing where nature is sacrificed. Time for animals to save our surroundings. https://www.writersdigest.com/write-better-poetry/2021-april-pad-challenge-day-26

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The Transformation

Posted on January 3, 2021 by purplepeninportland

Written for: The Sunday Muse #141 Ah! The transformation begins. Steel woman molts as iron armor takes root in head and neck. Soon time travel will commence. Each prong represents an era. No one will jeer at her now. Ah! … Continue reading →

Posted in Purple's Home | Tagged fantasy, power, transformation, woman, Written from Art | 18 Comments

Inside Fashion

Posted on June 8, 2020 by purplepeninportland

Written for: The Sunday Whirl, Wordle #459 Words: pander, design, line, pass, stripes, press, mine, drill, covet, wild, fill shock The zig-zag striped design is mine–part of my new line. I know he covets my fashion designers, always pressing them … Continue reading →

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Two Sides

Posted on February 17, 2020 by purplepeninportland

Written for: Sunday Whirl, Wordle #443 Words: move, ease, slyly, turn, lost, feel, far, air, left, blood, side, limit I can move you far with ease. You turn to me, lost, feeling like no air is left to breathe. As … Continue reading →