Tag Archives: silly

Halves

Posted on November 9, 2020 by purplepeninportland

Written for: Poetic Bloomings2 – Prompt #311-Fifty Percent “Write a “half” poem.” Half a cake is better than whole when you are on a diet. What is half of a semi-colon– a comma or a period? In the supermarket there … Continue reading →

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Oh My Aching Knees

Posted on June 3, 2020 by purplepeninportland

Written for:  Go Dog Go Cafe – Tuesday Writing Prompt:  “Write a pieces of prose or poetry around the phrase, “on our knees”. On our knees we searched for my keys increasingly displeased by the wide hem of trees from … Continue reading →

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Heart Rates and Pocket Watches

Posted on May 7, 2020 by purplepeninportland

Written for:  Poetic Bloomings2 – InForm Poets:  Internal Rhyme “Some of us were (are) stuck inside for a period of time. We have become internal. So why not play with internal rhyme. Sure, it’s not actually a “form” but it … Continue reading →

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focus

Posted on October 29, 2019 by purplepeninportland

Written for:  The Twiglets #150 – “just focus” Focus. This is number one. This is number two. Which looks clearer? Okay, let’s do it again. Focus. Hokus-Pokus if you focus on my right hand you will never see my left … Continue reading →

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But You Said . . .

Posted on October 3, 2019 by purplepeninportland

Written for:  Poetic Bloomings2 – InForm:  Pun-Ku  (for Sal) (1) Unlike the haiku that allows for a less than strict adherence to the 17-syllable rule, the pun-ku must be exactly 17 syllables long. (2) It contains only four (4) lines … Continue reading →

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Fuming Feline

Posted on June 16, 2019 by purplepeninportland

Written for:  Sunday Muse #60 First of all, it is no longer the Victorian era. Remove this starched piece of cheap collar immediately. I am not posing in this monstrosity. There could be a roomful of cats waiting for portraits, … Continue reading →

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Up With Cake

Posted on May 7, 2019 by purplepeninportland

Written for dVerse Poets Pub – Quadrille #79, “Up with Poems, People”  (posted by De) “This week’s word is our tiniest yet. Today, I want you play with the word “up.” Noun, verb, adverb, adjective…this wee word is versatile, and … Continue reading →

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Non-Adages and Stuff

Posted on October 22, 2018 by purplepeninportland

Written for:  dVerse Poets Pub – Quadrille #67 – “early”  (posted by Kim) “This week I’d like you to think about early experience, early childhood, being early for an appointment or date, early blooming or early retirement – it’s up … Continue reading →

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Smelly Rooster

Posted on October 8, 2018 by purplepeninportland

Written for:  dVerse Poets Pub – Quadrille #66  (posted by WhimsyGizmo) “Yuck It Up” Dunno about you, but I’m needing a bit of levity this week, so I’d like you to play around with a fun and funny-sounding word:  YUCK … Continue reading →

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Where One Potato Leads

Posted on September 10, 2018 by purplepeninportland

Written for:  Poetic Bloomings2 – Prompt #214 – “Your Number’s Up” What do numbers have to do with poetry, you ask? We use meter and rhythm to pace our poems. We count syllables in Fibonacci and Haiku/Senryu/Boketto. We number 14 … Continue reading →

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