Tag Archives: imagination

A Dream Out of Reach

Posted on January 22, 2023 by purplepeninportland

Written for: The Sunday Muse #243 Only the moon would do. She stretched her star-filled blue-heavens dress, blotting out all the world happening below. She’d show them. First to capture moonlight. And so, life went on all around her glittering … Continue reading →

Posted in Purple's Home | Tagged imagination, missing, moon, over-extending, Written from Art | 18 Comments

Follow Stardust Dancing

Posted on December 27, 2022 by purplepeninportland

Written for: The Sunday Whirl, Wordle #584 Words: stony, stroke, star, follow, scan, body, goddess, slip, grow, dust, moonshine Follow stardust dancing over a moon shining steadily across body of darkened sky. Hear the soft song of a goddess slip … Continue reading →

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Take it on the Wing

Posted on November 15, 2022 by purplepeninportland

Written for dVerse Poets Pub – Quadrille #164: Winging It (posted by whimsygizmo) “It’s Quadrille Monday here at dVerse, that fun day when we cling to our keys and bring poems of just 44 words into the writing ring. As … Continue reading →

Posted in Purple's Home | Tagged birds, imagination, quadrille form, silly, wings | 19 Comments

“fish in a puddle”

Posted on October 26, 2022 by purplepeninportland

Written for: The Twiglets #302 – fish in a puddle I’m fine, said the goldfish, at least I am not a fish out of water. She fished around the puddle with her hand. Alas, her earring was gone. gold and … Continue reading →

Posted in Purple's Home | Tagged fish, Haiku, imagination, limerick, lost, Micro-poetry | 6 Comments

Bellorina

Posted on October 18, 2022 by purplepeninportland

Written for: dVerse Poets Pub – Quadrille #162′ For whom the bell tolls (posted by Kim881) “Today I’d like you to take any meaning or form of the word bell and write a poem of exactly 44 words (not counting … Continue reading →

Posted in Purple's Home | Tagged disappearance, imagination, singer, written from a word | 11 Comments

Arms Of A Tree

Posted on September 14, 2022 by purplepeninportland

Written for: dVerse Poets Pub – The strange houses of Lee Madgwick (posted by sarahsouthwest) “Choose an image and write a poem inspired by it.” My dream of warmth and comfort was to be enfolded in a tree’s embrace. I … Continue reading →

Posted in Purple's Home | Tagged imagination, security, tree, Written from Art | 14 Comments

There’s a Hum

Posted on August 29, 2022 by purplepeninportland

Written for: Poetic Bloomings2 – Prompt #401 The Sound of Silence “Silence has a sound. It is up to us to describe that sound. What do you hear as the sound of silence? Is it eerily strange or quietly cacophonous? … Continue reading →

Posted in Purple's Home | Tagged hums, imagination, shadorma form, spirits, whispering | 8 Comments

Children’s Theater

Posted on July 27, 2022 by purplepeninportland

Written for: Go Dog Go Cafe – Tuesday Writing Prompt (posted by Devereaux and Beth) “Todays prompt: Write a poem using the words theater, children, and perspective” A theater for children became her pet project. Being blessed with the imagination … Continue reading →

Posted in Purple's Home | Tagged children, imagination, plays | 2 Comments

My Mountain

Posted on July 3, 2022 by purplepeninportland

Written for: Sunday Muse #217 On this mountain, magical moments take place. No one else knows about this space. Just me. One night I was able to swim across the night sky. Didn’t tell anyone. Tonight the moon is full … Continue reading →

Posted in Purple's Home | Tagged imagination, moonbeams, mountain, Written from Art | 11 Comments

Chatter in the Courtroom

Posted on May 26, 2022 by purplepeninportland

Written for: dVerse Poets Pub – Poetics: Corvid poetry (posted by Ingrid) “To the corvidae family belong a variety of birds including ravens, rooks, jackdaws, jays, choughs, magpies and of course, the common crow. Though these birds may be a … Continue reading →