Simple Slash of Violet

Posted on March 22, 2018 by purplepeninportland

Written for Poets United Midweek Motif~Color

“Today, I’m inviting us to question how color around us shapes our moods and how our moods influence our environments.

The Challenge: In your brand new poem, reveal the color of a place or an event.”

“I think it pisses God off if you walk by the color purple in a field somewhere and don’t notice it.”― Alice Walker

Slash of violet
across evening sky
like a glint in a wolf’s
eye, assures a dawn
of pastels.

Light my lavender candle
against dark of evening.
Recall a lilac bush
blooming in a back yard,
dogs barking.

A serene scent of oil
that I dab on my wrists
aids me in meditative sleep–
my fists against nightmare creatures.

When morning light awakens
me, I anticipate the bliss
of biting into the golden flesh
of a black–purple plum.

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About purplepeninportland

I am a freelance poet, born and bred in Brooklyn, New York. I live with my husband, John, and two charming rescue dogs–Marion Miller and Murphy. We spent eight lovely years in Portland, OR, but are now back in New York. My goal is to create and share poetry with others who write, or simply enjoy reading poetry. I hope to touch a nerve in you, and feel your sparks as well.
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20 Responses to Simple Slash of Violet

  1. susan says:
    March 22, 2018 at 3:11 am

    Mmm–you’ve used all the purples in a place of love and delight–even protection from nightmare creatures.

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  2. Sherry says:
    March 22, 2018 at 4:15 am

    Beautiful colours in this poem. I especially love the glint in the wolf’s eye…..

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  3. kim881 says:
    March 22, 2018 at 6:56 am

    Beautiful, Sara! Especially
    ‘Slash of violet
    across evening sky
    like a glint in a wolf’s
    eye…’
    and I can smell the lavender that
    ‘aids me in meditative sleep–
    my fists against nightmare creatures’
    and taste
    ‘…the golden flesh
    of a black–purple plum’.

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  5. Rosemary Nissen-Wade says:
    March 22, 2018 at 11:58 am

    Oh, I love all these many aspects of purple.

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  6. mhmp77 says:
    March 22, 2018 at 12:41 pm

    kaykuala

    like a glint in a wolf’s
    eye, assures a dawn
    of pastels.

    One can almost picture a serene morning of purple that twinkles menacingly. Beautiful take Sara!

    Hank

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  7. Robert says:
    March 22, 2018 at 2:11 pm

    Wonderful piece… you made the colors dance in my mind

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  8. Bekkie Sanchez says:
    March 22, 2018 at 4:32 pm

    Not surprised you picked the hues of purple, Sara! Loved it.

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  9. Sumana Roy says:
    March 23, 2018 at 4:22 am

    How lovely! A beautiful purple poem. One of my favorite shades is mauve.

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