Tag Archives: Wordle

Defiant in Numbers

Posted on January 11, 2021 by purplepeninportland

Written for: The Sunday Whirl, Wordle #490 Words: failure, try, proud, craven, fraud, storm, hide, treason, branch, right, complicit, sedition Accused of trying to hide his failure, he remained proud even when indicted for treason and fraud. Others were arrested … Continue reading →

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Backyard Snooze

Posted on January 3, 2021 by purplepeninportland

Written for: Sunday Whirl #489 Words: check, dry, sleeping, haze, spine, silence, risk, bank, when, yard, metal, head He sleeps in silence, spine curved under a hazy sun. His head rests on a peacock blue backyard pillow. Far in the … Continue reading →

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By A Stream

Posted on December 15, 2020 by purplepeninportland

Written for: Sunday Whirl, Wordle #486 Words: fire, lean, stream, fly, swim, present, after, tree, seem, trim, mouth, arm My mouth seemed afire as he put his arm around me, and leaned in for a kiss. Bliss. A tree to … Continue reading →

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Consequences of Ignorance

Posted on December 7, 2020 by purplepeninportland

Written for: Sunday Whirl, Wordle #485 Words: sorry, familiar, earthy, train, skip, showstopper, scene, mass, plan, slip, sticky, spice They were sorry, son, that they had no plan. Slipped up when it came to earth’s mass. A familiar, joyous scene … Continue reading →

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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 →

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The Old Cabin Home

Posted on November 23, 2020 by purplepeninportland

Written for: Sunday Whirl, Wordle #483 Words: wind, home, gratitude, tender, frill, feed, flow, silver, mince, road, finger, family Wind slipped through fingernail cracks in the old family cabin home. Difficult to find the dirt road if you are unfamiliar … Continue reading →

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Covers

Posted on November 16, 2020 by purplepeninportland

Written for: Sunday Whirl, Wordle #482 Words: print, face, lace, softly, slit, embrace, trace, listen, still, infinite In print her face is softly lit without a trace of worried lines. Her dress is sewn of lace, a slit running down … Continue reading →

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Team Players

Posted on November 9, 2020 by purplepeninportland

Written for: Sunday Whirl, Wordle #481 Words: team, progress, power, soul, joy, act, those, family, passing, owe, rural, back Whether from rural areas or cities, a team’s power of progress is owed to its soul–that feeling of joy–of being a … Continue reading →

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Evil At The Crossroads

Posted on November 2, 2020 by purplepeninportland

Written for: Sunday Whirl, Wordle #480 Words: call, rattle, toll, fall, crossroads, shame, word, until, path, hands, come, suspect Word on the street: You are at a crossroads. pick wrong path, shame will come to you. Evil calls with a … Continue reading →

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A Singular Woman

Posted on October 26, 2020 by purplepeninportland

Written for: The Sunday Whirl, Wordle #479 Words: deny, stretch, dry, triumph, wilt, endure, crack, trim, laugh, grand, singular, foil Rebecca’s grandmother was a singular woman– trim rather than heavy like women who baked and cooked in her neighborhood. She … Continue reading →

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