Tag Archives: eyes

Handling Health

Posted on September 2, 2021 by purplepeninportland

Written for: Poets and Storytellers United Weekly Scribblings #85: “Take Care of Your Body” (posted by Magaly) “I invite you to write poetry or prose inspired by the following Jim Rohn’s quote: “Take care of your body. It’s the only … Continue reading →

Posted in Purple's Home | Tagged eyes, health, stomach, vitamins | 14 Comments

“the stars burn”

Posted on August 18, 2021 by purplepeninportland

Written for: The Twiglets #240 “the stars burn” wildfires high enough to make the stars burn Once I had stars in my eyes– you burnt them out stars in her eyes she witnesses sparkling silver burn and fall A young … Continue reading →

Posted in Purple's Home | Tagged eyes, Haiku, lies, limerick, Micro-poetry, stars | 2 Comments

Steel and Silk

Posted on May 24, 2021 by purplepeninportland

Written for: Poetic Blooomings2 Prompt #335 – Soft and Hard “We’re working both sides of the street today and delving into the concepts of SOFT and HARD. We’ll write either into a poem. But to compound things further, you are … Continue reading →

Posted in Purple's Home | Tagged client, detective, eyes, magnetic, Opposites | 1 Comment

Blue Diamond Eyes

Posted on November 19, 2020 by purplepeninportland

Written for: dVerse Poets Pub – Poetics: Look into my eyes (posted by Mish) “Pen a poem about eyes or choose a photo where the eyes speak to you.” Blue diamonds shine under bushy brows, usually furrowed, forehead needing an … Continue reading →

Posted in Purple's Home | Tagged color, diamonds, eyes, shiny | 10 Comments

A Drawing In

Posted on June 19, 2020 by purplepeninportland

Written for: Poetic Bloomings2 – For Your Consideration: The Eyes Have It “Write a poem inspired by a line from an e.e. cummings poem: ” . . . the weak noise of her eyes easily files my impatience to an … Continue reading →

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Hypnotic Eyes

Posted on March 8, 2020 by purplepeninportland

Written for: Sunday Muse #98 – Eyes Without A Face The light and dark- colored eyes seem to move, to follow me as I sit studying them. Each one is teary, weary of the world. One has golden tear drops, … Continue reading →

Posted in Purple's Home | Tagged eyes, hypnotic, sadness, tears, Written from Art | 25 Comments

Green Eyes

Posted on December 15, 2019 by purplepeninportland

Written for: Poets United Midweek Motif~A/The Moment “When we say a/the moment we mean it’s either a casual moment or a defining one. Your lines might be about any one of them.” (posted by Sumana) “In any given moment we … Continue reading →

Posted in Purple's Home | Tagged clarity, eyes, moment, mother | 2 Comments

Eyes Afire

Posted on July 19, 2019 by purplepeninportland

Written for: The Wednesday Muse: American Sentence (sentence of 17 syllables) “The American Sentence was created by Allen Ginsberg. Ginsberg was born in 1926 in Newark. NJ and went to Columbia University in NYC. He was one of the original … Continue reading →

Posted in Purple's Home | Tagged American Sentence, couple, doorway, eyes, Night | 8 Comments

“shining like ice”

Posted on May 15, 2019 by purplepeninportland

Written for: The Twiglets #126 – “shining like ice” her eyes shone like ice blue diamonds night bright as day people stroll in awe of the ice sculptures a shooting star broke through the night sky like a … Continue reading →

Posted in Purple's Home | Tagged blue, diamond, eyes, ice, limerick, Micro-poetry, sculpture, shine, star | 2 Comments

Genie Fantasy

Posted on January 7, 2019 by purplepeninportland

Written for: The Sunday Whirl, Wordle #385 Words: text, kicks, pocket, store, drink, eyes, barely, beg, clean, slip, invisible, prophecy His aqua eyes match the clear clean waters of Caribbean beaches. She dreams she can drink them in like curaçao. … Continue reading →