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t 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 a balanced life tradition states that they must be used simultaneously as they are dependent on each other for example using courage bravery without wisdom can be disastrous together these values act as a chain strengthening each other to bring harmony to personal lives and community i think they are a solid foundation for us all your mission is to write a poem influenced by the seven grandfather teachings in any way that you would like to approach the theme you may choose to focus on one or embody them all suggestions consider the way one relies on another personify the animal or the virtue to bring us a message a haiku for each could be another approach but of course any form is fine humility dbaadendiziwin the wolf if you are lacking in humility you will not necessarily do the right thing for others because there is no room for their needs in your head https dversepoets com posted in purple s home tagged a grandfather teaching humility selfless wolf 16 comments an oath for love posted on april 29 2026 by purplepeninportland written for poetics aside april 2026 pad challenge day 28 today marks four weeks into this challenge and long time april pad challengers probably already know today s two for tuesday prompt because it s one that has shown up in every single april pad challenge over the years for the fourth and final two for tuesday prompt write a love poem and or write an anti love poem sometimes your flowered love turns out to be mere lust but you were happy for the spell of magic though it was fairy dust next time it s genuine there are pains during growth no hurdles too steep you learn love s not easy as you each take your oath https www writersdigest com 2026 april pad challenge day 28 posted in purple s home tagged dansa form genuine growth magic written for challenge 2 comments mystery of the roses walking toward light posted on april 28 2026 by purplepeninportland written for what do you see screenshot she walks past this deserted house every day the window is covered in street film the wooden panes are rusted shut so how can it be that blooming white roses push up against the window screenshot the dead walk in hope groups moved by bright light maybe they can live again https lifeafter50forwomen com category what do you see posted in purple s home tagged blooming white roses deserted ekphrastic comment ekphrastic haiku follow hope light rusted 6 comments finding quiet posted on april 28 2026 by purplepeninportland written for dverse poets pub haibun monday silence posted by frank j tassone listen for the sound you cannot hear today let s get paradoxical let s talk silence the absence of noise or the muting of our voice a liberation from the endless chatter of our restless minds or the suppression of our revolutionary impulses a rest in the orchestral score or its dissolution where would the musicality of our poetry be without a healthy use of silence in our own meter even especially in our freeverse let s ponder silence as we understand it i check silence every so often it is never 100 hearing the sound of my own breath startles me a car rumbles past revving its engine and annoying peace i wait for silence like a dog waits for a treat ambulance siren blares followed by fire truck and police cars screaming woo woo woo what is a person to do it is a school day the park should be deserted i ll give it a try under a still tree thoughts flow like folds of a dress silence promotes thought https dversepoets com posted in purple s home tagged breath haibun noisy cars park seeklng peace 19 comments douse the flames posted on april 28 2026 by purplepeninportland written for poetics aside april 2026 pad challenge day 27 for today s prompt write a fan poem for me i think about people who are fans of sports entertainment media and other forms of celebrity but there are also oscillating fans ceiling fans and hand held fans so let s fan out and fan the flames of our poeming today do not fan the flame of a lost love this will keep you from moving forward start anew with a fresh slate you gaze at the stars above with eyes that are mostly blurred do not fan the flame of a lost love haven t you mourned long enough waste no more time brooding in the past this will keep you from moving forward sun summons you to feel content no one deserves to be stuck in sadness start anew with a fresh slate https www writersdigest com 2026 april pad challenge day 27 posted in purple s home tagged cascade poem fanning flames fresh slate stuck written for challenge 3 comments last birthday posted on april 27 2026 by purplepeninportland written for poetic asides april 2026 pad challenge day 26 for today s prompt take the phrase last blank replace the blank with a new word or phrase make the new phrase the title of your poem and then write your poem possible titles might include last rites last as long as you re able last place and or last piece of pie don t worry this is not the last prompt of the month it is hard to conceive the years i ve been alive i am rather amazed to have stayed and survived https www writersdigest com 2026 april pad challenge day 26 posted in purple s home tagged age amazed rinard form survive written for challenge leave a comment morning from my window posted on april 26 2026 by purplepeninportland written for poetic bloomings 591 windows as the old song goes look through any window what do you see let s be transparent here what is seen or what is your scene so share our views on windows she s staring at me again the nosy woman who lives directly across from me i always pretend i don t see her i turn from the window and sit sipping my coffee she can t see me when i am sitting down my large sycamore plays host to a slew of chirping birds the sun has come out slanting against the rooftop of 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