Tag Archives: ice

This Poem is Blues

Posted on May 12, 2021 by purplepeninportland

Written for: dVerse Poets Pub – Poetics: Blue Tuesday (posted by sarahsouthwest) “In March last year, I asked you to write some red poems. Tonight, I want you to write me some blue poems. Red is pretty straightforward. It’s out … Continue reading →

Posted in Purple's Home | Tagged blues, ice, music, ocean, sorrows | 24 Comments

Founding a New Land

Posted on October 22, 2019 by purplepeninportland

Written for: Imaginary Gardens With Real Toads – Artistic Interpretations with Margaret – “Alcohol Ink Part II” “Here I have the last of the Alcohol Inks from an exhibit of local talent in the Blue Ridge Mountain town of Boone, NC. … Continue reading →

Posted in Purple's Home | Tagged color, discovery, fire, ice, land, rainbow, responsibility, Written from Art | 12 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

beneath the ice

Posted on February 27, 2019 by purplepeninportland

Written for: The Twiglets #115 – “beneath the ice” fish hibernate beneath the ice Beneath the ice caps, only a thin layer remains. beneath the chocolate ice cream scoop–surprise! another scoop of butter pecan both balanced in a sugar cone … Continue reading →

Posted in Purple's Home | Tagged beneath, ice, ice cream, limerick | 6 Comments

frozen cliffs – renga with Jane

Posted on February 4, 2019 by purplepeninportland

Written for: Carpe Diem #1594 Cliffs … Renga With Jane Reichhold “Today I have another nice modern kigo extracted from her modern saijiki. That kigo has a little sad taste, because I have chosen for the modern kigo “cliffs” and … Continue reading →

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A Rose Cut Down

Posted on November 11, 2018 by purplepeninportland

Written for: dVerse Poets Pub – Meeting The Bar: “Creating Metaphor” (posted by Bjorn) “One of the most important things in poetry is the use of unique metaphors, and today I thought that we should work with them a bit. … Continue reading →

Posted in Purple's Home | Tagged description, ice, metaphor, pain, rose, tear | 4 Comments

Ice to Flame

Posted on December 17, 2017 by purplepeninportland

Written for: Imaginary Gardens With Real Toads Micro Poetry ~ Fire and Ice (posted by Kerry) “It is my ambition to say in ten sentences what others say in a whole book.” ― Friedrich Nietzsche She is the ice to … Continue reading →

Posted in Purple's Home | Tagged fire, heart, ice, Inspired by another poem, Micro-poetry | 12 Comments

Frozen

Posted on January 1, 2017 by purplepeninportland

Written for: Carpe Diem #1110 Winter Breath by Adrian von Ziegler Ah! that silence the first day of a new year the wind of last year plays with bare branches nothing has changed © Chèvrefeuille (our host) Here is my … Continue reading →