Tag Archives: frog

“happier than her”

Posted on March 31, 2021 by purplepeninportland

Written for: The Twiglets #220 – “happier than her” My dogs are happier than her dogs– they get to take walks. Her positive attitude accounts for her being happier than her negative brother. child sees happy frog he frolics on … Continue reading →

Posted in Purple's Home | Tagged child, envy, frog, Haiku, happiness, limerick, Micro-poetry, negativity, positivity | 5 Comments

Tan Renga with Basho

Posted on December 3, 2019 by purplepeninportland

Written for: Carpe Diem Tan Renga Wednesday (7) Old Pond “For this week’s Tan Renga Wednesday I have chosen that world famous haiku by Basho: old pond a frog jumps in sound of water … Continue reading →

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against the sky

Posted on August 12, 2018 by purplepeninportland

Written for: Carpe Diem Weekend Meditation #44 Troiku Challenge: Against The Sky Last weekend I challenged you with a Troiku Challenge and I thought this weekend we will do that again, so I have another nice challenge for you to create a … Continue reading →

Posted in Purple's Home | Tagged flower, frog, fusion haiku, moonlight, sky, troiku, water | 6 Comments

singing frog

Posted on June 16, 2018 by purplepeninportland

Written for: Carpe Diem #1449 – River Frog Kajika or “singing frog” is the Japanese singing frog, known for its “fififi” call, is brown or gray-black. Other frogs merely croak or call, but this frog sings. In Japan it was once … Continue reading →

Posted in Purple's Home | Tagged cartoon characters, frog, senryu, singing | 5 Comments

A Frog

Posted on September 7, 2017 by purplepeninportland

Written for: Carpe Diem – Writing and Enjoying Haiku #6 – new ways “This week I love to challenge you to go, as we did last month (August), “outside the box” … don’t follow the rules of the haiku, but … Continue reading →

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fragments and phrases

Posted on May 22, 2017 by purplepeninportland

Written for: Carpe Diem Universal Jane #17 fragment and phrase This episode I love to ask you all to create haiku (or tanka) in which you use the fragment and phrase theory as stated by Jane Reichhold, just to honor … Continue reading →

Posted in Purple's Home | Tagged birds, fragments and phrases, frog, Haiku, Jane, Sounds | 11 Comments

Creek

Posted on September 23, 2016 by purplepeninportland

Written for: Carpe Diem #1057, Creek summer creek the fish in me getting fish kisses summer-hot hills folding together dry creek beds without a boat crossing the creek pine shadow wind © Jane Reichhold the creek ripples water circles grow … Continue reading →