Tag Archives: limerick

“uneven time”

Posted on June 29, 2022 by purplepeninportland

Written for: The Twiglets #285 – uneven time He likes to eat dinner at six– says it’s an even time. The horse ran at an uneven pace losing time. He lost the race. tugs at her braids sitting in the … Continue reading →

Posted in Purple's Home | Tagged braids, evens, Haiku, horserace, limerick, Micro-poetry, preparation | 4 Comments

“turning page”

Posted on June 22, 2022 by purplepeninportland

Written for: The Twiglets #284 – turning page Last page left to turn saddens me– end of book Autumn leaves turning are the pages of a tree. child’s delight rapidly turning pages to her favorite part Remember when everyone had … Continue reading →

Posted in Purple's Home | Tagged autumn, books, child, Haiku, limerick, Micro-poetry, technology | 6 Comments

“steel sky”

Posted on June 15, 2022 by purplepeninportland

Written for: The Twiglets #283 – steel sky standing under a steel sky wondering if night will fall The sky purpled into twilight. I steeled myself. Would he show up? plump raindrops fall pinging pond of fish and frogs ominous … Continue reading →

Posted in Purple's Home | Tagged alien, darkness, Haiku, limerick, Micro-poetry, rain | 7 Comments

“bleached silence”

Posted on June 8, 2022 by purplepeninportland

Written for: The Twiglets #282 – bleached silence From my seat on bleached white driftwood, a calm silences my mind. In the stark silence, I watched blood drain from her face, like bleached linen. bleached to bone white middle of … Continue reading →

Posted in Purple's Home | Tagged bone, color, Haiku, limerick, Micro-poetry, scandal | 2 Comments

“quiet sun”

Posted on June 1, 2022 by purplepeninportland

Written for: The Twiglets #281 – quiet sun After the storm subsided a pale, shy sun peeked through. At dawn when the world is hushed sun sifts through the sky. crystal waters dance glistening like diamonds under midday sun On … Continue reading →

Posted in Purple's Home | Tagged cruise, Haiku, limerick, Micro-poetry, sun, water | 8 Comments

“dream bin”

Posted on May 25, 2022 by purplepeninportland

Written for: The Twiglets #280 – dream bin I bin all over the world searching for my dream. The bin was not large enough to hold all my nightmares. a simple dream– to know once more the beauty of my … Continue reading →

Posted in Purple's Home | Tagged dreams, Haiku, limerick, Micro-poetry, nightmares | 7 Comments

“sunken sky”

Posted on May 18, 2022 by purplepeninportland

Written for: The Twiglets #279 – sunken sky Steely gray clouds appear to shrink the sky. How pleasant it would be to have a sunken living room ceilinged by a sky light. cheeks sunken a jaundiced pallor on skin imprisoned … Continue reading →

Posted in Purple's Home | Tagged atmosphere, Haiku, light, limerick, Love, Micro-poetry | 6 Comments

“layers of clouds”

Posted on May 11, 2022 by purplepeninportland

Written for: The Twiglets #278 – layers of clouds thickening clouds fill the sky in layers of warning How would I feel to wrap myself in a pillow-cloud coat. blue sky drifters catch her eye in late afternoon layers of … Continue reading →

Posted in Purple's Home | Tagged clouds, Haiku, limerick, Micro-poetry, shouter | 2 Comments

“the wind rattles”

Posted on May 4, 2022 by purplepeninportland

Written for: The Twiglets #277 – the wind rattles Rain rattles old window panes in wooden frames Out in the desert wind storms whirl. Scent of smoke leaves people rattled. brisk april wind rattles branches of cherry trees petals fall … Continue reading →

Posted in Purple's Home | Tagged Haiku, limerick, Micro-poetry, rain, rattlesnake, storm, trees | 7 Comments

“cracked stucco”

Posted on April 27, 2022 by purplepeninportland

Written for: The Twiglets #276 – cracked stucco When the stuccoed wall had dried, a crack appeared in the shape of a bird. Are you stuck? Oh, sorry. Made me crack up. he stands appalled with onset of Spring weather … Continue reading →