Tag Archives: journey

White World

Posted on October 17, 2022 by purplepeninportland

Written for: Sunday Muse #232 Hope these black beach stones do not bother your hooves. We are on a journey clothed in white, unseen against the rising waves. Look at how your mane rises, royalty in the ocean breeze. You … Continue reading →

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Captivated

Posted on August 31, 2020 by purplepeninportland

Written for: Sunday Whirl, Wordle #471 Words: scent, vanguard, glancing, breath, love, impact, captive, cornbread, accent, journey, moon, power She held him captive with her powerful scent of Jasmine Moon, impacting his breath as he whispered his love. Accent my … Continue reading →

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Patches of a Quilt

Posted on January 28, 2020 by purplepeninportland

Written for:  Poetic Bloomings2  #279 – Finding Out About Yourself As we continue on down life’s trail, we reach further into the unknown. We do not know what will happen, or when, or how. We do know the here. We … Continue reading →

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Lake

Posted on June 21, 2019 by purplepeninportland

Written for:  Imaginary Gardens With Real Toads – “Human-Landscape Interactions”  (posted by Kerry) “I have long been fascinated with art and creative writing, not only as a means of self-expression, but also as a clue to certain psychological structures within the … Continue reading →

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tan renga with Basho

Posted on May 22, 2019 by purplepeninportland

Written for:  Carpe Diem #1665 Tan Renga Challenge Month May 2019 (12) “special” Basho “Miscanthus bud” “Welcome at a “special” episode of our Tan Renga Challenge Month May 2019. Today I have a few nice haiku by Matsuo Basho (1644-1694) … Continue reading →

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Posted on December 23, 2018 by purplepeninportland

Written for:  Carpe Diem #1566 An Epic Journey Through New Spain — “¡Vayan Subiendo!”(“Everyone mount up!”) was the rousing call from Juan Bautista de Anza. In 1775-76, he led some 240 men, women, and children on an epic journey to … Continue reading →

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heart sounds

Posted on April 2, 2018 by purplepeninportland

Written for:  Carpe Diem #1397 – The Journey Into Your Own Depth (inspired by Rumi) “For this episode I have chosen a wonderful poem by Rumi, but this time the title is not from the poem itself, it is an interpretation … Continue reading →

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The Power

Posted on January 7, 2017 by purplepeninportland

Written for:  Carpe Diem #1114, Arrival (at St-Jean-Pied-de Port) Back in the early Middle Ages, Oviedo was the starting point of the Road to Santiago, but most pilgrims started (and still start nowadays) in the Pyrenees in a little village … Continue reading →

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Journey

Posted on January 1, 2017 by purplepeninportland

Written for:  Carpe Diem #1109, Siddharta’s Journey by Guy Sweens in the light of dawn the world looks mysterious a new day begins the sweet sounds of birds singing in the light of dawn walking the path from richness to … Continue reading →

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Journey For Clarity

Posted on December 8, 2014 by purplepeninportland

Written for:  The Sunday Whirl, Wordle #190 words:  cape, haze, chains, filet, feign, sustain, exchange, enflame, deranged, cave, strain, traipse Cape covered in haze, a filet of fog masking his way. The strain of traipsing through vapor is hard to … Continue reading →

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