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Unwilling To Question

Posted on November 12, 2020 by purplepeninportland

Written for: dVerse Poets Pub – Prosery (posted by Merrill) “Of Houses, Walls, and Whistling Winds” “I was browsing through Brainpickings, and I came across a poem by Liesel Mueller. I’ve selected this sentence: “there is nothing behind the wall … Continue reading →

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Hear The Cries

Posted on January 21, 2020 by purplepeninportland

Written for:  dVerse Poets Pub – Prosery:  “The Rock Cries Out . . . “ (posted by Frank Tassone) “Today, the United States celebrates the birthday of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. A modern prophet, Dr. King’s tireless advocacy of … Continue reading →

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Mama, Will Things Get Better?

Posted on December 10, 2019 by purplepeninportland

Written for:  dVerse Poets Pub – Prosery #7:  Jim Harrison  (posted by Linda Lee Lyberg) “Hello Everyone and welcome to our 7th episode of Prosery, where poetry and flash fiction collide. Write a story of 144 words or less (not … Continue reading →

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Some Questions

Posted on April 30, 2019 by purplepeninportland

Written for:  Imaginary Gardens With Real Toads – April Poems – Day 29 “Asking Questions”  (posted by Bjorn) “I think especially open questions leads us to think, where answers leads blocks our thinking often in a dividing manner. So the … Continue reading →

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Are You Game?

Posted on September 6, 2018 by purplepeninportland

Written for:  Poetic Asides #452 – Write a game poem. Come on chance it– a coffee small chat in public. What can happen in a café? Okay no personal questions. A simple request. Let us talk books and movies. We … Continue reading →

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What Is the Future?

Posted on June 15, 2018 by purplepeninportland

Written for:  Imaginary Gardens With Real Toads  “What the?  (posted by ManicDDaily) It’s about whats! As in,”[A] child said what is the grass” that opens Whitman’s poem. Yes, it is very much about grass, but it also winds from and … Continue reading →

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Star

Posted on April 14, 2018 by purplepeninportland

Written for:  Poetic Asides 2018 April PAD Challenge – Day 14 “For today’s prompt, write a report poem. I know, I know: Writing a report sounds about as far away from poetry as flying is to a penguin, but many … Continue reading →

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What’s The Word?

Posted on February 15, 2018 by purplepeninportland

Written for:  Poets United Midweek Motif~Word  (posted by Sumana) “Word is like air for wordsmiths to breathe. It is their voice, their world. It gives them a wonderful path, assures a magical journey and destination.” If an employer points to … Continue reading →

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Genies

Posted on December 6, 2017 by purplepeninportland

Written for:  Imaginary Gardens With Real Toads – The Tuesday Platform – Sharing poetry  (posted by Sanaa) In studying genie-ology I ponder possibilities of who first placed the genie in a bottle? Then there is a question of gender. Do … Continue reading →

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The Question is . . .

Posted on September 21, 2017 by purplepeninportland

Written for dVerse Poets Pub – “The Answer is 42”   (posted by Bjorn) “Today I want you to write a poem consisting only of questions. Leave the answer to the reader. You can write it as a single question … Continue reading →

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