Tag Archives: cat

When Humans Return Home

Posted on October 2, 2022 by purplepeninportland

Written for: Friday Writings #46: “Different Points of View” “Write a piece of poetry from two different points of view.” The Dog: I hear them, my ears raise up. I’d know that car sound anywhere. Ooh, ooh, I cannot control … Continue reading →

Posted in Purple's Home | Tagged cat, dog, Home, POV, reactions | 11 Comments

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 →

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“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 →