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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 a house down the block pouring gold down the sides the dog barks to go out another sip of coffee the dog barks to come in my working neighbors start their cars school children walk laughing carrying the enormous weight of their backpacks https poeticbloomings2 wordpress com 2026 04 26 prompt 591 window posted in purple s home tagged birds dog front window nosy neighbor sun leave a comment dreaminess of the morning after posted on april 26 2026 by purplepeninportland written for the sunday whirl wordle 754 words still silky fill spill distant smoke wish limits key fit ring list still in her silky nightgown she watches sunlight spill into her room her bed is filled with the scents of perfume and sweet smoke in the distance two mourning doves coo fitting in well with her morning wishes she glances at her finger admiring how well the ring fits bill holds the keys to her heart her love knows no limit a cardinal listed on the white fence out back it would be a good day https sundaywhirl wordpress com posted in purple s home tagged cardinal love morning ring wordle 5 comments rainbow over mountain posted on april 26 2026 by purplepeninportland written for sen hai 49 gold mountains rainbow appears over water in sleepy seaside town villagers gaze at golden light of mountain shimmering under rainbow https iwriteher com category senhai posted in purple s home tagged gold mountains haiku rainbow senryu small seaside town 6 comments a father s thoughts posted on april 26 2026 by purplepeninportland written for poetic asides april 2026 pad challenge day 25 for today s prompt write a remix poem pick a poem you wrote earlier this month and re create it in a new way maybe you take a sonnet and turn it into free verse or a haiku maybe your free verse can be turned into a triolet or villanelle or you can mash up multiple poems into a new creation take some risks with this one he is playing his trombone in an effort to get into juliard i am disappointed having hoped baseball would win out to make matters worse he will be unable to take his greedy whining dog along my problem now i wonder where he will settle down i hope its a warm climate with palm trees my fondest wish is that he keep his well taught morals despite the conspiracy theories he is bound to hear i know his fear of speaking in public but he will have to swallow that bitter pill to do well on his interview how did he ever get to this place in life all grown up i feel aged growing smaller each day https www writersdigest com 2026 april pad challenge day 25 posted in purple s home tagged father moving on remix of several poems son written for challenge comments off on a father s thoughts unending list posted on april 25 2026 by purplepeninportland written for friday writings 224 just desserts so for this week s optional prompt i d like you to write about a dessert desserts in general or just use the word dessert in your piece the floor is open to both fiction and non fiction poetry and prose some are like feathers others taste weathered some are pudding like others are cakes of white there is always chocolate mousse and jello which is way too loose how about a jelly donut has to be filled with raspberry but a reliable dessert is the brownie fudge y not cake y plain or frosted softly i recently made a coconut cake which was a big hit in its loaf pan state of course i could go on and on but i ll end this with caramel sauced flan https poetsandstorytellersunited blogspot com posted in purple s home 10 comments you go first you go first posted on april 25 2026 by purplepeninportland written for poetics aside april 2026 pad challenge day 24 for today s prompt write an unidentified poem ufos cryptids and other unexplained phenomenon immediately springs to mind but there are also unidentified smells tastes and other sensory moments maybe an unidentified feeling or thought what is that putrid scent i smell do you think we should ring the bell if someone s ill you cannot tell let s wait a spell let s wait a spell you watch too many crime scene shows not every scent is death you know and just what does death smell like bro like unwashed toes like unwashed toes https www writersdigest com 2026 april pad challenge day 24 posted in purple s home tagged death scent monotetra form putrid smell written for challenge comments off on you go first you go first beauty and the bridge posted on april 24 2026 by purplepeninportland written for poesy perspectives wordless wednesday beauty stops at end of bridge https amanpan com category wordless wednesday posted in purple s home tagged beauty bridge descriptive sentence 2 comments painted desert posted on april 23 2026 by purplepeninportland what s going on when nature takes your breath away your challenge today is to capture your wonderment in your lines when nature takes your breath away it might be any unbelievable nature scene or lake hillier itself or any other pink lake of the world your theme could also be about the pink color airplane scenic flights excited tourists not necessarily connected with the lake you could include the microbes of the lake in your poem too so that they don t feel left out after all they are doing something too magical to be real red orange purple layers like narrow steps of color the painted desert made me gasp in awe it is 7500 square miles located with the petrified forest national park in arizona too beautiful i thought to be real my friend had just moved to tucson and we touristed around some wonderful sights this one has stuck in my mind i pull it our whenever i need beauty in my life https newwhatsgoingon blogspot com posted in purple s home tagged layers of color majestic painted desert 13 comments baseball vs trombone posted on april 23 2026 by purplepeninportland written for poetic asides april 2026 pad challenge day 22 for today s prompt write a natural poem natural what well i ll let you decide where to take your natural born poeming today only rule have fun kid s got a great pitching arm teams will be vying for him definite baseball player he opts for trombone https www writersdigest com 2026 april pad challenge day 22 posted in 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