Tag Archives: war

It Was Not A Conflict

Posted on February 4, 2021 by purplepeninportland

Written for: dVerse Poets Pub – Poetics: War Poetry (posted by Bjorn) “War poetry has a long history going back to Homer and before. Actually the oldest piece of literature, the Gilgamesh epos, is at least partly about war. For … Continue reading →

Posted in Purple's Home | Tagged justification, loss, repercussions, war | 13 Comments

Ripped Away

Posted on September 10, 2020 by purplepeninportland

Written for: Poetic Bloomings2 – Narrative Narrative poetry is poetry that tells a story. In its broadest sense, it includes epic poetry; some would reserve the name narrative poetry for works on a smaller scale and generally with more direct … Continue reading →

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Army Days

Posted on May 25, 2020 by purplepeninportland

Written for: Poetic Bloomings2 – Prompt #291 – “Memorial Day” “Use Memorial Day to spark your poem.” World War Two hastened my father to enlist– army man. He never spoke of horrors, not to his children, only tales of pranks … Continue reading →

Posted in Purple's Home | Tagged Army, double shadorma, father, Memorial Day, Tales, war | 3 Comments

The Boy Who Came Home A Soldier

Posted on April 11, 2020 by purplepeninportland

Written for: Poetic Asides April 2020 PAD Challenge – Day 10 For today’s prompt, take the phrase “The (blank) Who (blank),” replace the blanks with a word or phrase, make the new phrase the title of your poem, and then, … Continue reading →

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Hear The Cries

Posted on January 21, 2020 by purplepeninportland

Written for: dVerse Poets Pub – Prosery: “The Rock Cries Out . . . “ (posted by Frank Tassone) “Today, the United States celebrates the birthday of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. A modern prophet, Dr. King’s tireless advocacy of … Continue reading →

Posted in Purple's Home | Tagged equality, listen, Peace, prosery, questions, war, written from a line | 21 Comments

Landai

Posted on December 10, 2019 by purplepeninportland

Written for: Imaginary Gardens With Real Toads – Write a Landay (or a series of Landai) – (posted by Sanaa) “Landay” is a traditional Afghan form which consists of a single couplet. There are nine syllables in the first line … Continue reading →

Posted in Purple's Home | Tagged anger, couplets, guns, Landay form, sadness, war | 16 Comments

As Hope, As Reminder

Posted on August 5, 2019 by purplepeninportland

Written for: dVerse Poets Pub – Haibun Monday – Hiroshima Day 2019: A Reflection on Peace (posted by Frank Tassone) Shigeo Hayashi [Public domain] “Tomorrow marks the anniversary of the atomic bombing of Hiroshima. Last year, we commemorated this memorial … Continue reading →

Posted in Purple's Home | Tagged destruction, family, Haibun, hope, reminders, war | 21 Comments

“spring snow”

Posted on June 11, 2019 by purplepeninportland

Written for: Carpe Diem #1675 Troiku Month (4) spring snow “Today I have chosen a haiku by a modern haiku poet. I never had heard from him, but he has written wonderful haiku, but also haiku inspired on war. In … Continue reading →

Posted in Purple's Home | Tagged snow, Spring, troiku, war | 2 Comments

Do Not Waste Time

Posted on March 6, 2019 by purplepeninportland

Written for: dVerse Poets Pub – Poetics: Turn! Turn! Turn! (posted by Lillian) “For everything there is a season, and a time for every purpose under heaven: a time to be born, and a time to die; a time to … Continue reading →

Posted in Purple's Home | Tagged From a quote, hate, knowledge, Love, Peace, Time, war | 14 Comments

Unlike Minded

Posted on February 11, 2019 by purplepeninportland

Written for: The Sunday Muse #42 While vivid color and appearance is similar, minds and hearts are not. One mind races with plots and bloody hand -prints to the apex–dominant, dictator, conqueror–with shrunken heart. The other mind clearly sees people … Continue reading →