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This Time I Mean It

Posted on August 26, 2021 by purplepeninportland

Written for: Poets and Storytellers United (posted by Rommy) Weekly Scribblings #84: The Last Time “Hello, Word Artists and Admirers! For this week’s prompt, I’d like you to play around with the phrase, “the last time.” You are free to … Continue reading →

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Playing At Sea

Posted on March 4, 2021 by purplepeninportland

Written for: Poetic Bloomings2 – “Picture This . . . Ekphrastic Poetry 1 “Use the above photograph as the emphasis for your poem.” Girl wears hat Boy leans for support- different views. Does each one glimpse a preview of future? … Continue reading →

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Glow for the Imagination

Posted on March 1, 2021 by purplepeninportland

Written for: Poetic Bloomings2 Prompt #327 – “I’ll Be Out Of The Office . . .” “Choose an item in your “office” and wax poetic about its purpose. Could be a pair of slippers, a soup ladle, the remote control, … Continue reading →

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Those Addictive Cookies

Posted on July 23, 2020 by purplepeninportland

Written for:  Poetic Bloomings2 – July Covid-19 P.A.D. – Day 21 “What No Compete Clause? “This Poem-A-Day road on which we’ve embarked has been touted as NOT a challenge and NOT a competition, and so we aren’t. But the sports … Continue reading →

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Stuck Inside My Mind

Posted on March 23, 2020 by purplepeninportland

Written for:  Poetic Asides – Day 2 – Countdown T-minus 9 “Write as escape poem.” I studied myself through my thoughts– tightly clenched. Old woman who could not find her way out of body or mind. https://www.writersdigest.com/editor-blogs/poetic-asides

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Desire of Water

Posted on March 5, 2020 by purplepeninportland

Written for:  Poetics Aside #518 – “Write a desire poem.” When I gaze at waves splashing shore part of me wants to be submerged under those white waves, living undersea. https://www.writersdigest.com/editor-blogs/poetic-asides

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Stuck In Time

Posted on December 29, 2019 by purplepeninportland

Written for:  Sunday Muse #88 Five minutes until the new year when my face and my fate will be revealed–good or ill if I remove mask. http://thesundaymuse.blogspot.com/

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Change Comes, Invited or Not

Posted on December 5, 2019 by purplepeninportland

Written for:  Poets United Midweek Motif~changes “We try to learn to appreciate change, as it cannot be avoided. We would have to set life in bronze or stone or amber to preserve it. Would it then be alive? Can we … Continue reading →

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A Cold Night Of Stars

Posted on September 12, 2019 by purplepeninportland

Written for:  Poets United Midweek Motif~ Looking at Stars  (posted by Sumana) “Are you a star gazer? If not better be one and gift us a few lines about your experience.” “We are all in the gutter, but some of … Continue reading →

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Swirl of Freedom

Posted on September 1, 2019 by purplepeninportland

Written for:  Sunday Muse #71 From a raft she acts on a dream– dance in air feel red swirl of her skirt in the sea breeze. Freeze moment of time. http://thesundaymuse.blogspot.com/

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