- Follow purplepeninportland on WordPress.com
My Interview at Poets United
Interview by Sherry Marr of Poets United http://poetryblogroll.blogspot.com/2015/04/life-of-poet-sara-mcnulty.htmlPoems for Each Month
WD
inourbooks.com
Blogs I Follow
Top Posts & Pages
Inkblots from the purple pen
Chiaroscuro
Tag Archives: Beach
Watching Water Change
Written for: dVerse Poets Pub – Haibun Monday (posted by Kim) Being But Human “This week, I would like you to write about a time when you last watched stars, a storm, the sea, an animal, or something else in … Continue reading
Places That Make Me Smile
Written for: Poetic Bloomings2 – InForm Poet Bob and Wheel “A short while back, Robert Lee Brewer introduced us to this simple but interestingly named form, Bob and Wheel. I thought we might explore it a bit deeper. Here are … Continue reading
Posted in Purple's Home
Tagged Beach, Bob and Wheel form, surfaces, touch, woods
Comments Off on Places That Make Me Smile
July Musings
Written for: Poetic Bloomings2 – July Covid-19 P.A.D. – Day 31 End of the Poetic Bloomings Covid-19 P.A.D. “We’ve reached the end of the road for another year. I hope you had fun and wrote some good drafts for some … Continue reading
Posted in Purple's Home
Tagged Beach, birthday, endings, graduation, luck, malls, sunsets
Comments Off on July Musings
Chuck That Umbrella
Written for: Poetic Bloomings2 – July Covid-19 P.A.D. – Day 27 Everything Is Beachy “Here’s a batch of “Beachy Things”. Incorporate as many of them into you poem!” SAND, GULLS, WIND, WAVES, SWIMMERS, SUN, LOTION, PAIL AND SHOVEL BEACH BALLS, … Continue reading
Sunset Spectacle
Written for: Poetic Bloomings2 – July Covid-19 P.A.D. – Day 11 “Things are Different At the Lake” “Write a poetic scene of something you’ve seen at the beach. Could be the waves upon the shore. Or the raucous birds pestering. … Continue reading
Ocean Opera
Written for: Poetic Bloomings2 – July Covid-19 PAD – Day 3 – “A Day At The Beach” What can you hear? We are looking for poems about the sounds heard at lake/ocean side. Sand shushes next to my blanket– quick … Continue reading
Beach Lace
Written for: Poetic Bloomings2 – InForm Poet: Haiku white lacy edges decorate the sandy shore hem of ocean https://poeticbloomings2.wordpress.com/
Beach Breezes
Written for: Sunday Muse #113 Breeze coming off ocean. Latter part of day. Staying still gazing for as long as I can. Focused on sky until clouds occlude all color, and I am the only color at peace on this … Continue reading
Myriad of Actions
Written for: Poets and Storytellers United (Posted by Magaly) Weekly Scribblings #24: When All Else Fails Write poetry or prose where speakers or characters fill in the blank, “When all else fails, I __________.” To snap out of a cloud … Continue reading
Posted in Purple's Home
Tagged actions, Beach, Beneficial, drawing, meditation, walking, writing
12 Comments
A Vacation
Written for: Poetic Bloomings2 – For Your Consideration: “Most Deserving” Complete this saying as the first line of your piece stating as such: “I deserve a ___________” I deserve a beach vacation with sounds of gulls and ocean. Peace would … Continue reading