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Libraries

Posted on March 13, 2023 by purplepeninportland

Written for: Poetic Bloomings2 – Prompt #429, SHHHH! “Head to the stacks and write of something associated with a library.” Couldn’t wait for the Book Mobile to come around. Trailer-sized, it was filled floor to ceiling with books. As a … Continue reading →

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Sand Tracking

Posted on October 5, 2022 by purplepeninportland

Written for: dVerse Poets Pub – Quadrille #161: Staying on Track (posted by merrildsmith) “Today’s Quadrille prompt word—as I’m certain you’ve guessed–is track–or tracks, or tracked, or tracking. Perhaps you have run on a track, have followed the tracks of … Continue reading →

Posted in Purple's Home | Tagged footprints, humans, quadrille form, sand, seagulls, variety | 4 Comments

Spice of Life

Posted on April 11, 2022 by purplepeninportland

Written for: April 2022 PAD Challenge – Day 10 “Write a taste poem.” An ethereal flavor, chocolate mousse, melts on your tongue like silk. Careful, it’s rich. Cannot be mistaken for chocolate moose. If it is tart for which you … Continue reading →

Posted in Purple's Home | Tagged foods, tastebuds, terza rima form, variety, Written for Challenge | 3 Comments

Orange Crushes

Posted on February 17, 2021 by purplepeninportland

Written for: dVerse Poets Pub – Poetics: True Colors? (posted by Mish) “Writing from a perspective other than our own is a great challenge. We’ve had some very interesting prompts over the years where we have climbed out of our … Continue reading →

Posted in Purple's Home | Tagged flaming, orange, outstanding, tasty, variety | 24 Comments

Ode To Pizza

Posted on December 5, 2019 by purplepeninportland

Written for: Poetic Bloomings2 – InForm Poet – Horatian Ode “The Horatian Ode is simply a stanzaic form in which all stanzas are structured in the same pattern at the discretion of the poet. (rhyme, meter, number of lines/stanzas etc.), … Continue reading →

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May My Words Be Clear

Posted on October 12, 2019 by purplepeninportland

Written for: Poets United – Wild Friday (posted by Sanaa) Poetry: Milk and Honey~Kupi Kaur “Have you ever read a poetry collection that makes you taste fire and storm? Have the words ever touched you so deeply you just had … Continue reading →

Posted in Purple's Home | Tagged strength, upfront, variety, woman, Written from another poem | 22 Comments

In Praise of Books

Posted on November 24, 2018 by purplepeninportland

Written for: Poetic Asides 2018 November PAD Chapbook Challenge Write a praise poem. poetry, novels, short stories my inventory family sagas, mysteries my journey author’s recurring detectives my preference Delving into a book’s essence transports, puts me under a spell. … Continue reading →

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A Parliament

Posted on October 11, 2018 by purplepeninportland

Written for: Poets United Midweek Motif~The Owl (posted by Sumana) Owls have been appearing in literature since a long time. To the Bard, the owl was a merry note; an elegant fowl to Edward Lear but to many others owl … Continue reading →

Posted in Purple's Home | Tagged Day or Night, fairytale, owls, variety | 22 Comments

Good Times Roll

Posted on August 25, 2016 by purplepeninportland

Written for Poetic Asides #364 – Write a “let the good times roll” poem. “I’ll allow each poet to put the emPHAsis where they wish in that phrase. Focus on the “good times” or play around with the concept of … Continue reading →