Tag Archives: warmth

Virtual Meetings and Friendships

Posted on December 1, 2021 by purplepeninportland

Written for: Miz Quickly – Day 30 “I hope you have enjoyed yourselves, and have found things you wouldn’t have otherwise written. Keep your head on your shoulders, your eyes on the prize, and your nose to the grindstone. Good … Continue reading →

Posted in Purple's Home | Tagged family, meetings, virtual friends, warmth | 5 Comments

Hug-less

Posted on February 9, 2021 by purplepeninportland

Written for: dVerse Poets Pub – Quadrille #121 Let’s Embrace (posted by Merrill) “In this time of global pandemic, most of us are not hugging people who are not in our bubble, and most of us are not going out … Continue reading →

Posted in Purple's Home | Tagged hugs, Love, quadrille, Sad, warmth | 21 Comments

Chilly Hot Dog

Posted on January 11, 2021 by purplepeninportland

Written for: Poets and Storytellers United Writers’ Pantry #52 – “The pantry is now open for business. “Share your words old and new, fiction or non-fiction, poetry or prose.” (posted by Rommy) Click! Heat is coming on. One joyful dog’s … Continue reading →

Posted in Purple's Home | Tagged coziness, New Year, older dog, warmth | 10 Comments

Drear

Posted on December 2, 2020 by purplepeninportland

Written for: Sunday Whirl, Wordle #484 Words: wall, narrow, throw, hold, want, tape, morning, lead, black, stories, after, small An ominous lead sky de-joyed the morning. After holding back, rain railed against the narrow windows while out in its midst, … Continue reading →

Posted in Purple's Home | Tagged dark sky, indoors, rain, warmth, Wordle | 2 Comments

Intimate Group

Posted on November 23, 2020 by purplepeninportland

Written for: Poetic Bloomings2 – Prompt #313 – Gathering “Our gathering (if we’re able to gather at all) will be something else all together. Can you imagine Thanksgiving or our gathering in that dynamic? So as a twist (see?), we … Continue reading →

Posted in Purple's Home | Tagged comfort, gathering, Love, miniature, warmth | Comments Off

Fierce Heat

Posted on November 8, 2020 by purplepeninportland

Written for: Sunday Muse #133 The warmth of you heart cannot be touched by the iciness of the world. http://thesundaymuse.blogspot.com/

Posted in Purple's Home | Tagged American Sentence form, iciness, warmth, Written from Art | 25 Comments

Homeless Child

Posted on September 19, 2020 by purplepeninportland

Written for: Poetic Bloomings2 – For Your Consideration It’s Tragic! Write this poem: “The greatest tragedy is –––––––––” A child is left alone scared, hungry. You look at her and wonder how this can be. You bemoan– she looks young, … Continue reading →

Posted in Purple's Home | Tagged child, family, fear, homeless, hunger, Tri-Fall form, warmth | 3 Comments

2105

Posted on August 18, 2020 by purplepeninportland

Written for: Poetic Bloomings2 – Prompt #299 – A House Is Not A Home We are writing about a house or a home. It could be a house we live(d) in, a house we wished was ours, a supposed haunted … Continue reading →

Posted in Purple's Home | Tagged baking, Friends, Home, laughter, warmth | 2 Comments

My Perching Friend

Posted on February 29, 2020 by purplepeninportland

Written for: Poetic Bloomings2 – For Your Consideration – Point of View THERE’S A BIRD PERCHED ON A BRANCH HIGH IN A TREE. WRITE FROM THE PERSPECTIVE OF THE BRANCH. This sharp-clawed beauty perches precariously on the end of me. … Continue reading →