Tag Archives: teachings

New to Old

Posted on January 31, 2020 by purplepeninportland

Written for: Poets and Storytellers United Weekly Scribblings #4: New Tricks (posted by Rommy) “. . . for this prompt, I’d like you to consider that phrase (“you can’t teach an old dog new tricks”) and express any thoughts you … Continue reading →

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Carefree Days

Posted on May 13, 2019 by purplepeninportland

Written for: Poetic Bloomings2, Prompt #247 – “Take Me Back to Chicago” “If there was any music I could consider the soundtrack of my life, it would be the music of Chicago. When they first came onto the scene, they … Continue reading →

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Teachings

Posted on November 12, 2018 by purplepeninportland

Written for: The Sunday Whirl, Wordle #377 Words: cinch, trunk, trees, snow, chime, sign, fine, sleepy, junk, child, bud, line Snow does not cover words or initials carved into tree trunks. Yet they blossom sleepy buds–a sign of forgiveness? A … Continue reading →

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For Mom and Dad

Posted on November 5, 2018 by purplepeninportland

Written for: Poetic Asides 2018 November PAD Chapbook Challenge – Day 4 For today’s prompt, write an apologetic poem. Maybe the poem itself is a first person apology. Or it could be about someone apologizing to someone else. Or maybe … Continue reading →

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Feeling Of Reward

Posted on October 6, 2016 by purplepeninportland

Written for: Poets United Midweek Motif~Teaching Write a new poem that reveals teaching from your experience as teacher, student or observer. “I urge you to be teachers so that you can join with children as the co-collaborators in a plot … Continue reading →

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As I Grew

Posted on June 4, 2016 by purplepeninportland

Written for: Poets United Midweek Motif~Parenthood (Parents, Guardians, Significant Adults in the Lives of Children) Write a new poem, in which you take on the voice of a child with real or ideal adults parenting them. Many words are hurtful … Continue reading →

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Travelers

Posted on February 17, 2016 by purplepeninportland

Written for: Carpe Diem Theme Week #1, Episode 2, The Tibetan Book of Living and Dying Insight 1-We Are Travelers We are travelers … that’s so true. We are always on our way, which fits our modern life by the way, to … Continue reading →