Tag Archives: safety

The Quiet Inside

Posted on August 30, 2022 by purplepeninportland

Written for: dVerse Poets Pub – Haibun Monday: Give Me Shelter (posted by Mish) “Shelter could be nothing but a quick escape from the noise of the world. However, in times of poverty, homelessness, war, violence, shelter is everything. Shelter … Continue reading →

Posted in Purple's Home | Tagged Haibun, meditation, noise, safety, tree | 17 Comments

This Poem Is A Nest

Posted on May 7, 2022 by purplepeninportland

Written for: Sunday Muse #209 “Go with the image that moves your muse.” This poem is a nest. Not for a robin, sparrow, or chickadee. This nest is for me. Here is safety, warmth, silence. This poem is a nest … Continue reading →

Posted in Purple's Home | Tagged nest, safety, silence, Written from Art | 18 Comments

“be fearless”

Posted on November 11, 2020 by purplepeninportland

Written for: The Twiglets #202 – “be fearless” The lion said to the mouse, ‘be fearless.’ The mouse did not listen. If I were fearless, I would: go skydiving parachute jump ride a motorcycle not need any light in a … Continue reading →

Posted in Purple's Home | Tagged fear, flying, Haiku, limerick, Micro-poetry, safety | 8 Comments

Exertions

Posted on October 2, 2020 by purplepeninportland

Written for: Poetic Bloomings2 – InForm: Trolaan “Trolaan is a poem consisting of 4 quatrains. Each line of the quatrain begins with the same letter. The rhyme scheme is abab. Starting with the second stanza you use the second letter … Continue reading →

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Protected By the Moon

Posted on September 15, 2020 by purplepeninportland

Written for: dVerse Poets Pub – Prosery Monday: Moonbeams and Moon Dreams (posted by Merrill) “Prosery is prose that includes a line from a poem. I will give you the line, and then you incorporate it into a short prose … Continue reading →

Posted in Purple's Home | Tagged children, dreams, moon, protection, quiet, safety | 10 Comments

Amusement Park Wishes

Posted on June 14, 2020 by purplepeninportland

Written for: The Sunday Whirl, Wordle #460 Words: rights, envy, goofy, pray, me, waver, history, war, dismaying, threat, meant, jeopardized I prayed I could be Goofy at Disney World, but it was not meant to be, for me. Maybe I … Continue reading →

Posted in Purple's Home | Tagged amusement parks, characters, costumes, masks, safety, Wordle | 4 Comments

In These Times

Posted on April 3, 2020 by purplepeninportland

Written for: Poetic Asides April 202 PAD Challenge – Day 2 Write a space poem. Open space in the fresh outdoors is the place for walking, keeping a six foot distance apart from other space-walkers in masks. We await news … Continue reading →

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The Pillowcase Burglar

Posted on August 8, 2019 by purplepeninportland

Written for: Poets United Midweek Motif~Safety (posted by Susan) Give us an experience of safety or lack of safety or a change from one to the other. “The ache for home lives in all of us. The safe place where … Continue reading →

Posted in Purple's Home | Tagged alarm, burglary, cat, move, safety | 12 Comments

Tree Alarm

Posted on April 22, 2019 by purplepeninportland

Written for: The Sunday Whirl, Wordle #400 Words: salt, spring, tree, sight, sings, shack, limit, glass, power, park, spray, ridge Alarm tree sighted powerful storm coming, just over the ridge. Sprang into action, warning birds in the park, who flew … Continue reading →