Tag Archives: limerick

“taste of mud”

Posted on June 7, 2023 by purplepeninportland

Written for: The Twiglets #328 – taste of mud Making mud pies where the ocean touches the shore– sniffed but not tasted And there’s the difference between animals and people plays scenes from past childhood games vivid in her head … Continue reading →

Posted in Purple's Home | Tagged Haiku, limerick, Micro-poetry, mud, racehorse | 6 Comments

“breathing space”

Posted on May 31, 2023 by purplepeninportland

Written for: The Twiglets #327 – breathing space Licking my nose first thing in the morning leaves me no breathing space. In quiet twilights I breathe freely. gazes at still lake breathes easily in calm space breath fogs water’s surface … Continue reading →

Posted in Purple's Home | Tagged calm space, Haiku, limerick, Micro-poetry | 9 Comments

“happy nod”

Posted on May 3, 2023 by purplepeninportland

Written for: The Twiglets #323 – happy nod Her face bobbed up and down like a beachball. as she nodded yes to his proposal. Alice nodded off under a shady tree. She woke to find herself in a strange land. … Continue reading →

Posted in Purple's Home | Tagged Haiku, happy, limerick, Micro-poetry, strange | 5 Comments

“you wear black”

Posted on April 26, 2023 by purplepeninportland

Written for: The Twiglets #323 – you wear black You wear black so well– too many funerals ‘Oh my dear you should wear black clothes only. After all, you live in Manhattan now.’ black wide-brimmed hat slants across her pale … Continue reading →

Posted in Purple's Home | Tagged beatnik, clothing, Haiku, limerick, Micro-poetry | 3 Comments

“curled page”

Posted on April 19, 2023 by purplepeninportland

Written for: The Twiglets #321 – curled page Page containing her favorite poetry– yellowed and curled with age. Love letter was tucked inside the curled page. Sit sits and reads book in her lap, long hair curled around page A … Continue reading →

Posted in Purple's Home | Tagged curls, Haiku, limerick, Micro-poetry | 10 Comments

“ broke as a rock”

Posted on April 12, 2023 by purplepeninportland

Written for: The Twiglets #320 – broke as a rock My heart broke when the rock of my life shattered. Blasting rock and roll, broke his eardrums sits on high rock in gray light. Stares at rubble after the storm … Continue reading →

Posted in Purple's Home | Tagged broken, gold, Haiku, heart, limerick, Micro-poetry | 4 Comments

Foolish Limerick

Posted on April 2, 2023 by purplepeninportland

There once was a man from TopekaWho went to a party to meet her-Girl he had eyedAt school. Now with prideEntered and blushed,; all wore costumes. He downed a large Margarita. Written for 2023 April PAD Writing Challenge – Day … Continue reading →

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“bells like clear vowels”

Posted on March 29, 2023 by purplepeninportland

Written for: The Twiglets #318 – bells like clear vowels An ambitious ‘A’ chimes from church declaring noon. Thick crystal glass pings an ‘O’ full and vibrant as the wine it holds. calls for dinner cowbell rings from front door … Continue reading →

Posted in Purple's Home | Tagged cat, church, cowbell, crystal, Haiku, limerick, Micro-poetry | 4 Comments

“smothering years”

Posted on March 22, 2023 by purplepeninportland

Written for: The Twiglets #317 – smothering years Golden years smother the dreams of where and who you thought you would be. Her mother–in the name of love– smothered her early years with fear of childhood sports, games, and animals. … Continue reading →

Posted in Purple's Home | Tagged expectations, Fears, Haiku, limerick, Micro-poetry, odors | 3 Comments

“rain-beaten stones”

Posted on March 15, 2023 by purplepeninportland

Written for: The Twiglets #316 – rain-beaten stones white-spotted rocks at the base of a waterfall rain-beaten stones The storm’s relentless, pounding rain played a symphony on the stones below. outside her window steady drumming rain pinging on stones He … Continue reading →