Tag Archives: cat

Out of Character

Posted on December 20, 2021 by purplepeninportland

Written for: Sunday Muse #191 Now, your prompt! This week’s theme is “cosplay creatures”! You get a choice of any or all of three images to write poetry for. Not a great feat to fly over a wall. Adorned in … Continue reading →

Posted in Purple's Home | Tagged bird, cat, identities, return, Written from Art | 8 Comments

A Puss’s Predicament

Posted on August 22, 2021 by purplepeninportland

Written for: Sunday Muse #174 Promised myself one Catniptini. Now my ears are throbbing, my eyeballs are spinning. Worst of all, they will have to look for me, and they know exactly where I am–Paws and Stripes–my favorite hangout. The … Continue reading →

Posted in Purple's Home | Tagged cat, hung over, liquor, punishment, Written from Art | 25 Comments

Darkened Desire

Posted on February 22, 2021 by purplepeninportland

Written for: Sunday Muse #148 (posted by Fireblossom) I am frozen in place, burning desperate desire to feel your touch, that touch that prickles my skin, moistens my lust. Only, I hesitate. A black cat crosses my path. http://thesundaymuse.blogspot.com/

Posted in Purple's Home | Tagged black lingerie, cat, desire, sexy, Written from Art | 14 Comments

Gingerbread Cottage

Posted on September 28, 2020 by purplepeninportland

Written for: Sunday Whirl, Wordle #475 Words: hypocrisy, lunch, foil, cat, why, fox, trust, sad, hoax, miss, liars, cottage Mrs. Fox lives in a gingerbread cottage. She takes considerable comfort in her calico cat, Cosmo. Distrusting store-bought pet food, she … Continue reading →

Posted in Purple's Home | Tagged activities, cat, cozy, Friends, Home, tea, Wordle | 2 Comments

Curiosity in Space

Posted on July 19, 2020 by purplepeninportland

Written for: Sunday Muse (posted by Fireblossom) You know, at home I am not considered a large animal. Martin’s the name, first cat in space. You are the tiniest creature I have ever not seen. Can you hear me? It … Continue reading →

Posted in Purple's Home | Tagged cat, creature, meeting, space, Written from Art | 20 Comments

Rainy Day Thoughts

Posted on March 16, 2020 by purplepeninportland

Written for: The Sunday Whirl, Wordle #447 Words: ping, meet, trend, phrase, flake, sigh, turn, fall, twist, press, break, wheel Ping, ping, ping. First drops of rain meet the window. Happy it is not snowflakes falling. She sighs, presses her … Continue reading →

Posted in Purple's Home | Tagged break-dance, cat, rainy, song, Sounds, Wordle | Comments Off

“dinner plate”

Posted on December 4, 2019 by purplepeninportland

Written for: The Twiglets #155 – “dinner plate” The cat would only eat from a dinner plate. She fixed her plate making sure none of the food touched. white sturdy stock carried swiftly on trays plates in a diner A … Continue reading →

Posted in Purple's Home | Tagged cat, fussy, Haiku, limerick, Micro-poetry, plates, tattoos | 4 Comments

Beige Occlusion

Posted on November 3, 2019 by purplepeninportland

Written for: Sunday Muse #80 What will I do in my middle years if they disappear behind beige wallpaper, indistinguishable from my beige comforter (not so comforting)? Even my socks are beige. Well, I hope she doesn’t lump me in … Continue reading →

Posted in Purple's Home | Tagged beige, cat, occlusion, surreal, Written from Art | 15 Comments

The Pillowcase Burglar

Posted on August 8, 2019 by purplepeninportland

Written for: Poets United Midweek Motif~Safety (posted by Susan) Give us an experience of safety or lack of safety or a change from one to the other. “The ache for home lives in all of us. The safe place where … Continue reading →

Posted in Purple's Home | Tagged alarm, burglary, cat, move, safety | 12 Comments

A Cat’s Ultimatum

Posted on July 21, 2019 by purplepeninportland

Written for: Sunday Muse #65 As I have told you before you must see to my claws. Their length is hurting my paws. Now I’m not one to threaten but you need to pay attention or your coverlet’s value will … Continue reading →