Tag Archives: understanding

Is There Some Recognition?

Posted on February 9, 2023 by purplepeninportland

Written for: Poetic Asides #642 – Love Poem “For this week’s prompt, write a love poem. With Valentine’s Day just around the corner, romantic love poems make a lot of sense, and yes, feel encouraged to write those if you … Continue reading →

Posted in Purple's Home | Tagged laughter, love changes, memories, understanding | 2 Comments

Acceptance

Posted on November 11, 2022 by purplepeninportland

Written for: November 2022 PAD Chapbook Challenge – Day 10 “For today’s prompt, write a struggle poem. For some people, every day is a struggle. But with what? Or with whom? Or how is it a struggle? Maybe it’s writing … Continue reading →

Posted in Purple's Home | Tagged chat, patience, smile, terza rima form, understanding, Written for Challenge | 2 Comments

Trying To Help Myself

Posted on April 15, 2022 by purplepeninportland

Written for: April 2022 PAD – Day 15 “Write a patience poem.” I meditate for patience which eludes my persistence. A deep breath in, slow breath out. No need to shout; makes no sense. Calmness and understanding for disease worsening. … Continue reading →

Posted in Purple's Home | Tagged deep breathing, Englyn cyrch form, understanding, Written for Challenge | 2 Comments

Get Acquainted

Posted on April 1, 2019 by purplepeninportland

Written for: dVerse Poets Pub – Poetry Forms: the Villanelle (posted by Sarah SW) “Tonight we are looking at another form – the villanelle! I think it’s a beautiful form, but it has its challenges. A villanelle has 19 lines … Continue reading →

Posted in Purple's Home | Tagged acceptance, humanity, knowledge, understanding, villanelle | 14 Comments

Leave Them in Peace

Posted on October 17, 2018 by purplepeninportland

Written for: Poetic Bloomings2 – Autumn PAD – Day 4 – LEAVES “Again with the leaves? But we aren’t talking colors, only the leaf itself. Simply write a leaf poem. Everything is fair game. Maybe your life as a leaf? … Continue reading →

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Grandpa Jake

Posted on February 7, 2017 by purplepeninportland

Written for: dVerse Poets – Haibun Monday: Ekphrasis & Haiga (posted by Bjorn) “For poetry the technique when combining art and poetry is called ekphrasis. My own theory regarding this is that the picture and poetry complement each other … Continue reading →