Tag Archives: bird

For A Dear Friend

Posted on March 29, 2021 by purplepeninportland

Written for: Sunday Muse #153 I hear a deafening roar of a firearm. In my gut I know you are no more. Two feathers are all I find. My brave, intelligent friend–you were taken from me, but I sit in … Continue reading →

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Bird Woman

Posted on November 14, 2020 by purplepeninportland

Written for: Poets and Storytellers United Weekly Scribblings #45: Artistic Interpretations (posted by Magaly) Soft whisper of white smoke turns to hearts, your love flows from depths of brilliantly colored robes– wings on a woman’s body. https://poetsandstorytellersunited.blogspot.com/

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What If Horizons Were Rainbows

Posted on October 26, 2020 by purplepeninportland

Written for: Poetic Bloomings2 – Prompt #309 – Horizons “It’s been an interesting year, to say the least. 2020 has been a beast I hope to not encounter again (but I’m not holding my breath). So we take the opportunity … Continue reading →

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Evening Tercets

Posted on June 5, 2020 by purplepeninportland

Written for:  dVerse Poets Pub – Meeting The Bar:  Triplets  (posted by Frank H.) “Today the challenge is to write three-line poems or poems having mainly three-line stanzas. In other words the focus is on tercets or as I titled … Continue reading →

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My Perching Friend

Posted on February 29, 2020 by purplepeninportland

Written for:  Poetic Bloomings2 – For Your Consideration – Point of View THERE’S A BIRD PERCHED ON A BRANCH HIGH IN A TREE. WRITE FROM THE PERSPECTIVE OF THE BRANCH. This sharp-clawed beauty perches precariously on the end of me. … Continue reading →

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deep pile carpet

Posted on February 5, 2020 by purplepeninportland

Written for:  The Twiglets #162 – “deep pile carpet” carpet so luxurious, lost my ring and was furious The carpet was deep pile red, like a bloodstain. deep green carpet installed parakeet escaped they still look for him A man … Continue reading →

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White on White

Posted on December 22, 2019 by purplepeninportland

Written for:  Sunday Muse #87 White on white-horse in a snowstorm-guides the way home for the perched lost bird. http://thesundaymuse.blogspot.com/   ss

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“nightingale”

Posted on June 27, 2019 by purplepeninportland

Written for:  Carpe Diem #1686 Troiku Month (15) Nightingale “Today I have a nice haiku by Chiyo-Ni, one of the most famous classical haiku poetesses we know. She is renown by that wonderful haiku about the Morning Glory, but that’s … Continue reading →

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The Humiliated Bird

Posted on March 17, 2019 by purplepeninportland

Written for:  The Muse #47 Ah, here we go again.  Another St. Patrick’s Day, and I am made to look the fool. Painted up all green like that foolish gecko. It is simply not my color. She’s looking out the … Continue reading →

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Music In The Woods

Posted on December 24, 2018 by purplepeninportland

Written for:  The Sunday Muse #35 Tristan let nothing interfere with his music. Enamored of sound since assuming possession of the violin, he played for an audience of one–a small gray bird that trilled to sweet notes emanating from the … Continue reading →

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