Tag Archives: flowers

Complimenting Violet and Yellow

Posted on November 12, 2020 by purplepeninportland

Written for: Poetic Asides PAD November 2020 Challenge – Day 11 Autumn, while beautiful, means death for all those purple petunias, while lavender lessens in color, and eating plucots comes to an end. On a table yellow and violet candles … Continue reading →

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Lemon

Posted on August 1, 2020 by purplepeninportland

Written for:  dVerse Poets Pub – Meeting The Bar:  Haiku sequence (posted by Frank Tassone) “Did you know that you could write multiple haiku that express a similar theme or montage of images? That haikai form is known as the … Continue reading →

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“get messy”

Posted on June 9, 2020 by purplepeninportland

Written for:  The Twiglets #180 – “get messy” Fun of finger painting is that you were encouraged to get messy. so many ways to get messy. I would not like to be a mud wrestler. flowers of plant droop in … Continue reading →

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Where Calmness is Found

Posted on June 4, 2020 by purplepeninportland

Written for:  Poetic Asides Prompt #525 – “Write a calm poem.” Gazing at garden flowers, watching ocean waves peak. I can spend countless hours to gain the calmness I seek. Jasmine incense burns soothing music plays I close my eyes … Continue reading →

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Sevenling . . . three robins

Posted on March 26, 2020 by purplepeninportland

Written for:  Poetic Asides Countdown to Challenge:  T-minus 7  – Write a short poem.  For:  Poetic Bloomings2 – InForm Poet – Sevenling “The first three lines should contain an element of three. It could be three connected or contrasting statements, … Continue reading →

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renga with beach diamonds

Posted on February 9, 2020 by purplepeninportland

Written for:  Carpe Diem Weekend Meditation #114 Renga With … beach diamonds “This weekend I love to challenge you to create a Renga with several haiku poets. Your task is to add the two-lined stanza towards it. You can choose … Continue reading →

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“first sunray”

Posted on January 19, 2020 by purplepeninportland

Written for:  Carpe Diem #1796 – New Beginnings . . . First Sunray scents of Ume blossoms– the sun rises like a marvel ah, this mountain pass ~ Basho ~ sleepy daffodils petaled eyelids open under sweep of first light … Continue reading →

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shepherd’s purse

Posted on October 6, 2019 by purplepeninportland

Written for:  Carpe Diem #1755 Sheperd’s Purse (1st anniversary prompt) “Happy anniversary to you all … today the celebration of Carpe Diem’s 7th anniversary … starts. What a joy to bring this first episode of our 7th anniversary. As I … Continue reading →

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Renga with Basho

Posted on September 22, 2019 by purplepeninportland

Written for:  Carpe Diem Weekend Meditation #102 – Renga with Basho . . . ancient times “This weekend I have chosen to challenge you (again) to create a Renga With Basho. I will give you a series of haiku by … Continue reading →

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flower names

Posted on August 16, 2019 by purplepeninportland

Written for:  Carpe Diem Weekend Meditation #97 – Depth of a Flower  (CD Crossroads) “This weekend I love to challenge you with a Crossroads episode. A Crossroads episode challenges you to create a “fusion”-haiku from two given haiku and create … Continue reading →

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