Tag Archives: waiting

To My Dearest Flower Friends

Posted on March 12, 2023 by purplepeninportland

Written for: Friday Writings #67: “love letters to wild flowers” “I invite you to create poetry or prose inspired by Marja’s words: “Write love letters to wild flowers”. Dear Sunflowers, I wait impatiently for you to rise up to full … Continue reading →

Posted in Purple's Home | Tagged Friends, peony, sunflower, waiting | 11 Comments

Move!

Posted on November 16, 2021 by purplepeninportland

Written for: November 2021 PAD – Day 15 “Write a Speed Up poem.” You had better speed up, dear; show starts in one hour. You take all day to decide what to wear. People are focused on the stage; those … Continue reading →

Posted in Purple's Home | Tagged move, slow, tercets, waiting | 2 Comments

“chewed up the road”

Posted on October 20, 2021 by purplepeninportland

Written for: The Twiglets #249 – “chewed up the road” Slams into neglected pot holes, chewing up the road. Some local roads are badly chewed– never-ending roadwork. chews inside of lip on this balmy day in Spring stares down empty … Continue reading →

Posted in Purple's Home | Tagged broken, fines, Haiku, limerick, Micro-poetry, waiting | 2 Comments

That September Day

Posted on September 12, 2021 by purplepeninportland

Written for: dVerse Poets Pub (posted by Laura Bloomsbury) Meeting The Bar: Something Noel in Lines “Since today is the 9th of the 9th month it is fitting for that numeral to inform today’s poetry form – so let’s meet … Continue reading →

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“hope rides the air”

Posted on May 12, 2021 by purplepeninportland

Written for: The Twiglets #226 – “hope rides the air” The time of despair has lifted as new hope rides the air. A glimmer of hope sails through the air. baby robins wait cozy but hungry in nest watch mom … Continue reading →

Posted in Purple's Home | Tagged Haiku, hope, limerick, Micro-poetry, waiting | 10 Comments

Three by Three

Posted on January 26, 2021 by purplepeninportland

Written for: One Woman’s Quest II VJ’s Weekly Challenge: Threes “Sum up a situation in three words or three lines.” waiting anxious vaccine stomach riled up no vaccine appointment long wait ahead https://onewomansquest.org/2021/01/25/vjs-weekly-challenge-threes/

Posted in Purple's Home | Tagged anxiety, three lines, three words, virus, waiting | 8 Comments

Light Torn Away

Posted on April 20, 2020 by purplepeninportland

Written for: Sunday Whirl Wordle #452 Words: dream, torn, light, lift, mourn, tiny, fire, truth, shy, shock, lock, stories Light torn from day lifted away, and replaced by a firestorm of shocking illness. We are locked in a nightmare of mourning … Continue reading →

Posted in Purple's Home | Tagged darkness, Illness, shock, waiting, Wordle | 2 Comments

In These Times

Posted on April 3, 2020 by purplepeninportland

Written for: Poetic Asides April 202 PAD Challenge – Day 2 Write a space poem. Open space in the fresh outdoors is the place for walking, keeping a six foot distance apart from other space-walkers in masks. We await news … Continue reading →

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Awaiting Your Presence

Posted on October 22, 2019 by purplepeninportland

Written for: dVerse Poets Pub – Quadrille #90 (posted by WhimsyGizmo) “We’re all a-quiver” “This week, I’d like you to quench our thirst for poems by playing with the word quiver. Pair it in rhyme with shiver, or in alliteration … Continue reading →

Posted in Purple's Home | Tagged aching, quadrille, quiver, waiting, worrying | 6 Comments

Frustrated Biker

Posted on May 19, 2019 by purplepeninportland

Written for Sunday Muse #56 (posted by Fireblossom) There you go, off to pee. So easy for you, but what about me? See any bathrooms around during the last fifty miles? If I have to wait much longer, this helmet … Continue reading →