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Cold Ashes

Posted on January 6, 2019 by purplepeninportland

Written for:  Imaginary Gardens With Real Toads – Get Listed:  January Edition “Choose any 3 words that fit best with mood/theme/personality of your poem on a topic of your choice:” carnation               slightly      … Continue reading →

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Left-Handed Compliment

Posted on May 24, 2018 by purplepeninportland

Written for:  Poets United Midweek Motif~Tribute  (posted by Sumana) For today’s Motif you are to write a Tribute Poem expressing praise for your subject. The subject can be varied and is of your own choice. Select someone / something (an … Continue reading →

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Tribute To The Pumpkin

Posted on October 18, 2017 by purplepeninportland

Written for:  dVerse Poets Pub – Poetics:  The Smell of Chrysanthemums  (posted by Kim) “The challenge is to write a poem, of any length or form, about an item of autumn: whole tree or just a leaf or nut; flower, … Continue reading →

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My Father’s Gratitude

Posted on August 24, 2017 by purplepeninportland

Written for:  Poetic Asides #407 – Write a big event poem e.g. eclipse, wedding, concert, or a trip to the library. I will never forget that look of happiness on my father’s face when he caught his first glimpse of World … Continue reading →

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Thinking of Jane

Posted on December 23, 2016 by purplepeninportland

Written for:  Carpe Diem Tokubestsudesu #92 – Hamish Managua Gunn His haiku for the “tribute to Jane” kukai brought him the runner up status and this was his haiku: the temptation at the chalk cliff top I throw a rose © … Continue reading →

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Wisdom

Posted on September 24, 2016 by purplepeninportland

Written for:  Carpe Diem #1058 wisdom “For this episode I love to ask you to write about what you have learned from Jane Reichhold. Was she your sensei too? And try to catch that in a haiku, tanka or other … Continue reading →

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Tribute to Jane

Posted on August 20, 2016 by purplepeninportland

Written for:  Carpe Diem Special Tribute In Memoriam Jane Reichhold (1937-2016) If I could live my life over to be the child who planted ash trees to grow into temples Jane Reichhold, Scarlet Scissors Fire art is exact like a … Continue reading →

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A Gift

Posted on August 17, 2016 by purplepeninportland

Written for:  Carpe Diem Theme Week (6) 6 haiku by Jane Reichhold New Year: New Year’s snow a radiance in dark pines white full moon Spring: the night is shortened by your letters on the pillow here beside me Summer: I … Continue reading →

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Viv

Posted on July 11, 2016 by purplepeninportland

Written for:  The Sunday Whirl, Wordle #256 These words were inspired by Viv. words:  laugh, twinkle, can, lift, shock, quilt, grow, warmth, bird, spice, weep, wit Simply from her photograph you felt her warmth lift your spirits    There was … Continue reading →

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Rebel, Rebel

Posted on January 22, 2016 by purplepeninportland

Written for:  Imaginary Gardens with Real Toads – Open Link Night – David Bowie Write a poem inspired by his music There are electric shocks under my skin–perverse pleasure when I rebel.  Always fell for outside boys–loners, stoners– parents in … Continue reading →

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