Tag Archives: storms

Surfeit of Storms

Posted on October 3, 2022 by purplepeninportland

Written for: Poetic Bloomings2, Prompt #406 – Weathering Storms “In light of Ian and the devastation left in its path, let’s write of weathering storms. We may write about hurricanes, blizzards, electrical storms, or storms of life. When trouble blows … Continue reading →

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Only The Strong and Stubborn

Posted on August 11, 2020 by purplepeninportland

Written for: dVerse Poets Pub – Quadrille – How Does Your Garden Grow? (posted by Victoria) “garden” Tenacious cherry tomatoes held on through tree-ripping storms. Proud parsley and potting pal, Mexican oregano, were undaunted. Basil battled odds, but drowned. Spinach … Continue reading →

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deluge

Posted on September 21, 2018 by purplepeninportland

Written for: Carpe Diem’s Brainteaser #1 Introduction and first challenge In this new feature I love to explore other “special” haiku forms like “Pi-ku” and for example the “Acrostic haiku”. For this first episode of “Carpe Diem’s Brainteaser” I love to … Continue reading →

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Havoc

Posted on September 19, 2017 by purplepeninportland

Written for: Haiku Horizons – “land” storms play havoc destruction and heartbreak on land https://haikuhorizons.wordpress.com/

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Sevenling, Homes are swept away

Posted on September 9, 2017 by purplepeninportland

Written for: Poems of Garden Gnomes “The sevenling was created by Roddy Lumsden. This 7-line poem is split into three stanzas. The first three lines should contain an element of three. It could be three connected or contrasting statements, a … Continue reading →

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Unity and Division

Posted on November 4, 2015 by purplepeninportland

Written for: Poetic Asides November 2015 Challenge – Day 3 Two for Tuesday – 1) Write a united poem and/or write a divided poem. Colony of ants hill is alive with black dots each carries a crumb Neighbors on porches … Continue reading →