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Beyond Suffering

Posted on September 21, 2021 by purplepeninportland

Written for: dVerse Poets Pub – Quadrille #136 “Let’s Linger” (posted by Linda Lee Lyberg) She lingers at her mother’s side, acutely aware of the depleted body lying in bed– ghostlike, ethereal as if she has already passed into another … Continue reading →

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Breath

Posted on May 21, 2020 by purplepeninportland

Written for:  Poetic Bloomings2 – InForm Poet:  Dizain I cannot breathe inside this mask nor get my fingers to fit the glove, but I must do what has been asked. We need to protect the ones we love, and those … Continue reading →

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Witness

Posted on March 14, 2018 by purplepeninportland

Written for:  Poets United Midweek Motif~Scream The Scream by Edvard Munch   Instead of anguish tearing up body and mind as I watch a dear friend slipping slowly from life, unable to speak as family and friends comfort each other, I … Continue reading →

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