Tag Archives: rescue

Rescue Me!

Posted on February 1, 2022 by purplepeninportland

Written for: dVerse Poets Pub – Haibun Monday (posted by Frank J. Tassone) “A Nor’easter struck the Northeastern United States this weekend. In my corner of New York’s backyard, I lucked out with a down fall of 5 to 7 … Continue reading →

Posted in Purple's Home | Tagged dog, Haibun, rescue, snow, Winter | 28 Comments

Leaked Secrets

Posted on January 15, 2022 by purplepeninportland

Written for: Friday Writings #9 – Telling Secrets “What are your little secrets?” (posted by Rosemary) “Little secrets are the kind I’m thinking of … personal yet silly stuff … harmless but a mite embarrassing … or just sorta odd … Continue reading →

Posted in Purple's Home | Tagged dogs, Gossip, rescue, secrets, story changes | 26 Comments

Rescues

Posted on September 6, 2021 by purplepeninportland

Written for: The Sunday Whirl, Wordle #176 Words: cage, hanger, try, flutter, cold, stray, deny, finish, womb, wish, eager, tree Cold rescued dogs, stuck in an aircraft hangar, were finally free of their cages. They were eager to try out … Continue reading →

Posted in Purple's Home | Tagged dogs, joy, rescue, Wordle | 5 Comments

I’ll Take Them All

Posted on December 9, 2018 by purplepeninportland

Written for: Poetic Bloomings2 – InForm Poet: Lannet The “Lannet” is a variant of the sonnet, as it consists of 14 lines. There is a strict syllable count of 10 per line. It has NO END-LINE RHYMING SCHEME. Only internal … Continue reading →

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For Love Of A Daughter

Posted on November 17, 2018 by purplepeninportland

Written for: Poetic Asides 2018 November PAD Chapbook Challenge – Day 16 “For today’s prompt, write a brave poem. There are many instances of bravery each and every day. For some, bravery is running into a burning building to save … Continue reading →

Posted in Purple's Home | Tagged fire, rescue, terza rima form, tragedy, Written for Challenge | Comments Off

trapped

Posted on July 13, 2018 by purplepeninportland

Written for: Carpe Diem #1470 A Wild Ride, the story of the Batavia The above image shows how the Batavia rests at our coast just around the corner were I live. It’s a wonderful ship and it’s open for the public. … Continue reading →

Posted in Purple's Home | Tagged adventure, Haiku, rescue | 2 Comments

Hair Powers

Posted on November 6, 2017 by purplepeninportland

Written for: Imaginary Gardens With Real Toads Camera FLASH! Are you ready for the flashbulbs to go off? Here is our photographic challenge for November. They used to burn witches at the stake. This is all a mistake, darling. They … Continue reading →

Posted in Purple's Home | Tagged death, hair, power, rescue, witches, Written from Art | 12 Comments

Panic On The Lift

Posted on August 4, 2016 by purplepeninportland

Written for: Poetic Asides #361, Write an uplifting poem. For today’s prompt, write an uplifting poem. This could be a poem that lifts the soul, but also, I’ll take any poems about physically lifting people and things as well (sky … Continue reading →