Tag Archives: flowers

Guided by Moonlight

Posted on June 12, 2022 by purplepeninportland

Written for: Sunday Muse #214 In early June when flowers open their hearts to me, I am humbled. How insignificant I become in light of their fiery heat. Sky is churning circles of coal. I am hoping to make it … Continue reading →

Posted in Purple's Home | Tagged field, flowers, human, moon, sky, Written from Art | 23 Comments

Deconstructed Cento

Posted on November 17, 2021 by purplepeninportland

Written for: Miz Quickly – Day 16 – Quilt Poem on a Quilt This is a three-parter. Make Cento Deconstruct Write Poem (If you skip steps One and Two…well, don’t) For our purpose today, a cento is a patchwork of … Continue reading →

Posted in Purple's Home | Tagged butterfly, cento, daylight, flowers, inspired by other poets, Madness, moon | 7 Comments

“swaying world”

Posted on November 10, 2021 by purplepeninportland

Written for: The Twiglets #252 – “swaying world” I am not dizzy, the world sways. She sways to music only she can hear. nodding heads swaying in a Spring breeze red tulips He claimed to be a Man of the … Continue reading →

Posted in Purple's Home | Tagged braggart, dizzy, flowers, Haiku, limerick, Micro-poetry | 7 Comments

morning glories

Posted on September 24, 2021 by purplepeninportland

Written for: Go Dog Go Cafe – Tuesday Writing Prompt (posted by Devereaux and Beth) “Use the words, tomorrow, death, and glory.” morning glories light spreads joy on this Spring day leaves death for tomorrow https://godoggocafe.com/

Posted in Purple's Home | Tagged flowers, Haiku, joy, written from words | 3 Comments

A Cento of Nature

Posted on April 23, 2021 by purplepeninportland

Written for: April 2021 PAD Challenge – Day 22 “Write a nature poem.” Hope is the thing with feathers who moves his soft velvety head. Meanwhile the wild geese, high in the clean blue air call to you, harsh and … Continue reading →

Posted in Purple's Home | Tagged birds, Cento form, flowers, trees, waterfalls, Written for Challenge | Comments Off

In The Garden

Posted on March 15, 2021 by purplepeninportland

Written for: Poetic Bloomings2 Prompt #329 – Head In A Cloud “Today we offer this flower cloud of words. And no better topic to explore in this garden than tending our garden. Use whatever words that move you and write … Continue reading →

Posted in Purple's Home | Tagged flowers, garden, hope, Spring, written from words | Comments Off

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 →

Posted in Purple's Home | Tagged candles, colors, flowers, Golden Shovel form, Written for Challenge | Comments Off

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 →

Posted in Purple's Home | Tagged flowers, fruit, haiku sequence, lemon, ribbon | 9 Comments

“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 →

Posted in Purple's Home | Tagged American Sentence, cleaning, flowers, Haiku, limerick, Micro-poetry, mud | 1 Comment

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 →