Tag Archives: quadrille

Roar

Posted on April 19, 2023 by purplepeninportland

Written for: dVerse Poets Pub – Quadrille #174 (posted by Kim) “You say you want a revolution” “Today, I want you to write a poem of exactly 44 words (not counting your title), including the word revolution.” The zoo’s animals … Continue reading →

Posted in Purple's Home | Tagged animals, freedom, imagination, quadrille | 5 Comments

Cozy Night

Posted on November 29, 2022 by purplepeninportland

Written for: dVerse Poets Pub – Quadrille #165 – Warmly (posted by Lisa) “As we in the Northern hemisphere are crunching into winter, those in the Southern hemisphere are crunching out of it and into summer. In either case, the … Continue reading →

Posted in Purple's Home | Tagged cozy, fireplace, hot toddy, quadrille, warmth | 15 Comments

Myrna Celebrates Herself

Posted on July 14, 2022 by purplepeninportland

Written for: dVerse Poets Pub – Quadrille #155 Let’s Celebrate (posted by Merril) “Hello dVerse Poets! It’s Merril welcoming you back to our poetic pub after the break. We’re going to jump right in with a celebratory Q.” Today—and this … Continue reading →

Posted in Purple's Home | Tagged book, party, quadrille, Summer | 12 Comments

Cigar Ash

Posted on October 19, 2021 by purplepeninportland

Written for dVerse Poets Pub – Quadrille Night – Ashes to Ashes (posted by SarahSouthwest) Our word tonight is “ash”. An ashtray full of stale cigar butts in Dad’s car. Soon as I climbed in, my complexion greened. Fresh cigar … Continue reading →

Posted in Purple's Home | Tagged ashes, car, cigar, Dad, quadrille | 29 Comments

Beyond Suffering

Posted on September 21, 2021 by purplepeninportland

Written for: dVerse Poets Pub – Quadrille #136 “Let’s Linger” (posted by Linda Lee Lyberg) She lingers at her mother’s side, acutely aware of the depleted body lying in bed– ghostlike, ethereal as if she has already passed into another … Continue reading →

Posted in Purple's Home | Tagged daughter, mother, pleading, quadrille, silent, suffering | 26 Comments

The Next Groove

Posted on September 7, 2021 by purplepeninportland

Written for: dVerse Poets Pub – Quadrille #135 “Shake That Poem Groove Thang” (posted by WhimsyGizmo) “Tongue and groove. Groovy, baby. Grooving to the beat. Getting into the groove. Shake your groove thing. Noun it. Verb it. Adjective it within … Continue reading →

Posted in Purple's Home | Tagged Dance, food, groove, kindness, quadrille | 30 Comments

Fearful of Heartache

Posted on August 24, 2021 by purplepeninportland

Written for: dVerse Poets Pub – Quadrille #134 “We (heart) Poems” – (Posted by WhimsyGizmo) “Write us something that nearly gives us a heart attack. Come to us with your heart in your hands. Heart us a song, a storm … Continue reading →

Posted in Purple's Home | Tagged experience, fear, heart, Love, quadrille | 30 Comments

Locked Up

Posted on August 11, 2021 by purplepeninportland

Written for: dVerse Poets Pub – Monday Quadrille #133 (posted by msjadeli) – “Stand” “Your challenge today, if you choose to accept it, is to use stand or any word that includes stand in it to write a quadrille. Describe … Continue reading →

Posted in Purple's Home | Tagged innocence, prison, quadrille, years | 5 Comments

Last Laugh

Posted on July 13, 2021 by purplepeninportland

Written for: dVerse Poets Pub, Quadrille #131 (posted by Brian Miller) Jumps off his motorcycle at the local juke joint, Daggers. Golden oldies blast from the juke box. He remembers all the words to each song, and the teen he … Continue reading →

Posted in Purple's Home | Tagged changed, grown, quadrille | 22 Comments

What Happened?

Posted on March 23, 2021 by purplepeninportland

Written for: dVerse Poets Pub – Quadrille #124 (posted by Mish) “knot” My insides knotted in a tight cord. Are you bored with us? So suddenly? Last week we visited Knott’s Berry Farm and had such fun. Can we not … Continue reading →