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12 comments lure of lilacs posted on may 14 2026 by purplepeninportland written for poetic asides 781 for this week s prompt write a flower poem your poem could be about an actual flower or it could mention a flower in passing or play with the concept of a flowering idea flower power or whatever other direction you might consider including using its homophone flour of course mentioning a specific flower in the title and then writing a poem that may or may not mention the flower is an option as well whatever you do have fun flowering of our lilac bush stamped spring s official arrival looking out the bay window at the lilacs always brought a smile to my face the range of purples and the sideways growth of the flowers mesmerized me the lilac bush was there before we were over the years it bloomed less and less our attempts to revive it were unsuccessful glancing at lilacs brings a smile to my face https www writersdigest com wednesday poetry prompts 781 posted in purple s home leave a comment landscape of nightmares posted on may 13 2026 by purplepeninportland written for dverse poets pub poetics what art says posted by paeansunplugged for this week s poetics prompt i would like you to draw inspiration from the following artworks by indian artists and write a poem inspired by any one i am sharing the artwork only and not any more information about the art or the artist let just the art speak to you tip toe through twisted metal plastic casings and unrecognizable particles of waste small spaces of green peek out largely ignored the ground weeps for what it was before the time of thoughtless humans tossing trash nothing grows here anymore layers of effluvium fill in the land creating a different landscape one of which nightmares are made https dversepoets com posted in purple s home tagged death to growing things ekphrastic poetry thoughtlessness waste 17 comments qualities posted on may 11 2026 by purplepeninportland written for poetic bloomings 593 mother today is mother s day write a mother poem i did not get my mother s green eyes but skipped a generation and got her father s blue ones neither did i inherit mom s skill and love of knitting i feel fortunate to possess her moral compass her non judgmental views and her sarcastic sense of humor i credit her with my love of cooking and baking i watched her creating meals she was patient and happy that i took an interest i wish i had the opportunity to tell her what she meant to me now https poeticbloomings2 wordpress com 2026 05 09 prompt 593 mother posted in purple s home tagged knowledge mom sense of humor traits 2 comments hollow eyed woman posted on may 10 2026 by purplepeninportland written for the sunday whirl wordle 756 words trudge powder twist self wide track empty rare hollow trance eye line how does she see herself the world sees thickly powdered cheeks eye liner applied too widely yet her eyes are hollow empty as if she were in a trance in the twisted tracks of her mind what is she thinking as she trudges along city streets rarely glancing up to look at other faces who is this woman https sundaywhirl wordpress com posted in purple s home tagged hollow eyed makeup odd woman wordle 2 comments floating staircase posted on may 9 2026 by purplepeninportland written for sen hai saturday 51 in brackish water six steps of a staircase leading nowhere appears to float old rusted steps of staircase what holds it upright https iwriteher com category senhai posted in purple s home tagged ekphrastic haiku and senryu old staircase water 13 comments lost world posted on may 7 2026 by purplepeninportland written for what s going on solastalgia solastalgia is the emotional or existential distress caused by negative environmental change to one s home landscape while still residing there this form of homesickness at home stems from the loss of solace security and connection to a familiar environment due to factors like climate change pollution or industrial or residential development i imagine extreme political change might factor in there as well life just doesn t feel as safe any more my locked heart springs open whenever i think of unlocked doors neighbors socializing and safety taken for granted oh the effulgence of life all those years ago wayward weather wanders like a lost soul who cannot find the way impossible to predict patterns we have counted on cease to exist i am uncomfortable violence and flames have become the gist of local news backed up by school shootings and ice finally i must admit that i did not participate in political discussions in youth however of all our bygone presidents none produced fear in me now plaintive cries we are suffused by a staccato chameleon i wake each day in a state of anxiety i am grateful that my childhood is behind me https newwhatsgoingon blogspot com posted in purple s home tagged locks news safety social today weather 16 comments 1979 posted on may 6 2026 by purplepeninportland written for poetics aside 780 year poem for this week s prompt write a year poem write a poem about a specific year like 1977 1980 or 1983 which are important years for people who recently celebrated may the fourth or maybe the year in a cycle like the third year of high school or college or get more general like this popular frank sinatra song of course you could also do the old title trick using something like the year of blank and filling in the blank with a new word or phrase so many possibilities in june of 1979 john and i got married we had known each other for three months married in his sister s backyard i clearly recall doing shots of tequila and truly enjoying my day i also recall that empty bowl with a note that read string beans almonds curtesy of john nineteen seventy nine was a lovely year https www writersdigest com wednesday poetry prompts 780 posted in purple s home leave a comment peaceful surrender posted on may 6 2026 by purplepeninportland written for dverse poets pub poetics names of the rose posted by merril please choose at least five rose names from the list below or choose your own five words or more from this huge list if the rose name is more than one word you must use both words there is one stipulation you can not use the word rose in your poem afternoon delight bordeaux brass band cayenne desdemona ebb tide eiffel tower golden gate mermaid no surrender peace penny lane queen of hearts quicksilver restless sea foam summer song tangles white wings windrush you may write any sort of poem form or not i know we all have poetic preferences or combine prompts you may write about flowers or summer but your poem does not have to be about those topics i suspect most will not be even if you write a serious poem i feel like i and maybe you need a prompt that s not too complicated after napowrimo and all that s going on in the world my sweet desdemona let us enjoy some afternoon delight i have brought a bordeaux to sip under the golden gate we can gaze at sea foam bubbling up on shore you can have a respite from all the tangles in your mind your restlessness and enjoy some peace for a change https dversepoets com posted in purple s home tagged afternoon peace respite wine written from word list 26 comments buddha dark side of moon posted on may 5 2026 by purplepeninportland written for what do you see 339 screenshot in the serenity of my garden behold peace screenshot the moon has a dark side it wishes to remain secret why can we not honor that wish https lifeafter50forwomen com category what do you see posted in purple s home tagged buddha dark side moon peace 8 comments each little plume posted on may 5 2026 by purplepeninportland written for dverse poets pub quadrille come bloom with me posted by lillian bloom how i do swoon to see peonies in bloom cannot open too soon peonies secret womb they appear as if groomed each little plume pinkens the room rids you of gloom i inhale their perfume and my senses are consumed my heart is abloom https dversepoets com posted in purple s home 31 comments was it only yesterday posted on may 3 2026 by purplepeninportland written for poetic bloomings 592 yesterday we fall back every so often and write about this day or of a proposed future in tomorrow but we ll once again reach back to yesterday we re here to write a yesterday poem was it only yesterday that i thought i had all the answers was it only yesterday that i defied everyone and ran off to get married was it only yesterday that i felt confident and attractive in my 40 s was it only yesterday that my family was whole and gathered together was it only yesterday that i thought today would never come https poeticbloomings2 wordpress com 2026 05 03 prompt 592 yesterday posted in purple s home tagged age foolishness knowledge only yesterday 5 comments before i dream posted on may 3 2026 by purplepeninportland written for the sunday whirl wordle 755 words whisper night creamy crisp crush shimmer dreams script brisk dim seeds dust in the night before i dream i whisper words in my dimmed room i will not be crushed by another again i follow my prepared script watching a shimmering moon although these words are crisp and powerful i do not whisper them in a brisk manner no need to rush i am simply sowing seeds in my soft cream colored room the dust of stars helps me to fall asleep https sundaywhirl wordpress com posted in purple s home tagged affirmation night sleep softness wordle 8 comments mountain rising posted on may 2 2026 by purplepeninportland written for sen hai saturday 50 black sand dunes flames lick mountain during sunrise tufts of grass cower at the foot of the mountain in black sand https iwriteher com category senhai posted in purple s home tagged black sand flame at sunrise haiku senyru 16 comments surrounded by books i can t see posted on may 2 2026 by purplepeninportland written for friday writings 225 if these bookshelves could talk or write so my dear poets and storytellers since i know i m not the only one who loves spending time with a favorite bookshelf or 13 for today s optional prompt i invite you to find inspiration on your bookshelves interpret this any way you like take a picture explore the titles the arrangement of the books and write on since i thought i would be moving shortly all my poetry books are packed in cartons fortunately the cartons have lids that lift off so i can randomly pull out a book each day and read some verses i also have two shopping bags filled with books for donation which i m glad i haven t donated yet https poetsandstorytellersunited blogspot com posted in purple s home tagged books cartons donations random selections 19 comments missing laughter posted on may 1 2026 by purplepeninportland written for dverse poets pub poetry form golden shovel posted by grace how it works take a line or lines from a poem you admire use each word in the line s as an end word in your poem keep the words from the original line in order when finished you will be able to read down the right margin and have the original chosen line intact give credit to the poet who wrote the line s you may also want to include a link to the original poem so we can see your inspiration the new poem does not have to be about the same subject matter but it can be in a similar vein if you choose or not note the number of words determines the number of lines until we could bear it no longer i was lost in darkness until i met you from day one it was always we you made me laugh like no one ever could your absence is so difficult to bear i talk to your picture but it never answers me how foolish no more inside jokes you should have been here longer after ted kooser a meeting after many years https dversepoets com posted in purple s home tagged absence golden shovel form laughter missing 29 comments layers posted on may 1 2026 by purplepeninportland written for poesy perspectives wordless wednesday layers of nature posted in purple s home tagged phrase leave a comment rewarded with splendor posted on may 1 2026 by purplepeninportland written for poetic asides april 2026 pad challenge day 30 for today s prompt write a harvest poem some may remember that we started off this year s challenged planting seeds now it s harvest time the harvest season is a time when some things end but others continue and there s plenty of reason to celebrate and remember that you ve been sowing all month so your harvest poem could also be about your poetic harvest for the month because anything goes on the final day of the challenge so let s see what we can do on this harvest poem day the cherry blossom tree fulfilled its promise of splendor pink and white clusters bloomed in promised splendor magnolia cups spread across the garden their joy is short lived but splendid sunflowers gaze from fringed brown velvet eye even as they fold and droop we remember their splendor we carefully planted our tiny seeds with hope and they gave us a bounty of color so splendrous spring cedes to summer with new flowers and fruits we celebrate new forms of splendor https www writersdigest com 2026 april pad challenge day 30 posted in purple s home tagged beauty flowering trees ghazal form growth spring summer written for challenge 2 comments walter posted on april 30 2026 by purplepeninportland written for what s going on one pet two pets a menagerie i hope this is a gentle subject today though love may be fierce and loss a disaster think of pets you have known and pick one or more of them to feature in a poem make us see them and sense them in other ways as well walter w basset hound stopped mid walk and plopped down in the street his signal for i m done i don t know about you his long silky ears flapped in a breeze watch out if he sneezes he shakes his head vigorously covering television and tables with slime one day the snow was deep on the ground walt went out back and got his short feet stuck we had to rescue him he was a sweet patient animal even when the little girls next door put reindeer ears on his head he rolled his eyes and we captured it in a photo i still miss walter posted in purple s home 11 comments poem in ink posted on april 30 2026 by purplepeninportland written for poetics aside april 2026 pad challenge day 29 for today s prompt write a pocket poem as usual there are a few ways to come at this one write a poem about pockets like the pockets made of fabric but also other types of pockets like pockets of space or pockets of information or another option is to write a short poem that would easily fit in your pocket fold paper into a square ink is more personal slip folded poem into your pocket https www writersdigest com 2026 april pad challenge day 29 posted in purple s home tagged folding paper gogyohka form ink written for challenge leave a comment humility posted on april 29 2026 by purplepeninportland written for dverse poets pub poetics the seven grandfather teachings posted by mish the seven grandfather teachings are interconnected to live 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