Tag Archives: scents

Autumn’s Gift

Posted on September 15, 2020 by purplepeninportland

Written for: Poets and Storytellers United Writers’ Pantry #37: Rise of the stink bugs (posted by Rommy) “As someone who loves to notice the cycles of nature around me, and tries to find the beauty of every season, I try … Continue reading →

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Open Front Window

Posted on June 29, 2020 by purplepeninportland

Written for:  Poetic Bloomings2 – Prompt #296 – Open A Window “Poeticize what’s behind that closed door. Why is it closed? If you’ve had an experience where something had not gone in your favor only to lead to something amazing … Continue reading →

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What The Head Holds

Posted on December 18, 2019 by purplepeninportland

Written for:  Poetic Bloomings2 – For Your Consideration:  Stony End “TAKE 90 SECONDS AND LIST ITEMS YOU MIGHT FIND IN A CEMETERY. AFTERWARD, WRITE A POEM/STORY THAT INCLUDES SOME OF THE ITEMS IN YOUR LIST. YOUR SETTING IS ANYWHERE BUT … Continue reading →

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Sketching

Posted on July 24, 2019 by purplepeninportland

Written for:  Poetic Bloomings2 – July 23:  Life in My Spare Time Did you, do you have a hobby? Do you have an affinity for a special skill? Please share it. Alternatively, write about any kind of hobby that you … Continue reading →

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Beach Love

Posted on January 26, 2019 by purplepeninportland

Written for:  Poetic Bloomings2 – InForm Poet:  Villonette “A Villonnet is a hybrid of the Villanelle and the Sonnet. It has the Iambic Pentameter of both, but holds the four-stanza/line structure of the sonnet, while utilizing the two-line rhyme nature … Continue reading →

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Reminds Me Of . . .

Posted on October 3, 2018 by purplepeninportland

Written for:  dVerse Poets Pub – Poetics:  “Comfort Smells”  (posted by Gina) “Today I ask that you write a poem about a smell that takes you to a time when you would just collapse into a safe place especially when … Continue reading →

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Cacophony

Posted on September 7, 2018 by purplepeninportland

Written for:  Quickly – Retail Therapy Just another consumer That’s your topic. Cacophony of contentious noise– cash register, rustling paper, plaintive complaints. Oil paintings’ vibrancy and scent mixing with cheeses of all known pungencies. Far too much to contemplate. I … Continue reading →

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City of Colors

Posted on July 12, 2018 by purplepeninportland

Written for:  Poets United Midweek Motif~City  (posted by Sumana) “In the eyes of a poet what would a busy city look like? A dream or a nightmare?” A city stays in your heart, grabs a seat in your brain, rains … Continue reading →

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silk road spices

Posted on February 8, 2018 by purplepeninportland

Written for:  Carpe Diem #1361 Chang’an (Northern Route) entering the city the sweet perfume of spices mouth watering © Chèvrefeuille (our host) Here is my attempt: faint scent of spices at the Wild Goose Pagoda– saffron, sandalwood http://chevrefeuillescarpediem.blogspot.nl/

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My Little Pleasures

Posted on October 1, 2017 by purplepeninportland

Written for:  Imaginary Gardens With Real Toads – Midweek Challenge:  Thinking of Little Things “Today, pretend for a moment that you are at a loss for something to write. If you are me, you won’t have to pretend very hard. … Continue reading →

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