Tag Archives: Moods

Cloudy With Sun Spots

Posted on November 20, 2021 by purplepeninportland

Written for: November 2021 PAD – Day 19 “Write a future poem.” Future is hard to see clearly. Present life changes every day, a formless lump of modeling clay. Current mood can make future drear. Some hope to see a … Continue reading →

Posted in Purple's Home | Tagged Friends, future pictures, Moods, Rondel form, Written for Challenge | 3 Comments

Whatever Works

Posted on November 4, 2021 by purplepeninportland

Written for: Miz Quickly – Day 3 “What gives you energy?” A strong cup of coffee might do the trick or if I feel off-key The gym gives me a lift. If my mood is too blue then chances are … Continue reading →

Posted in Purple's Home | Tagged candy, energy, gym, Moods | 9 Comments

A Face Speaks Silently

Posted on March 21, 2021 by purplepeninportland

Written for: Sunday Muse #152 Anger in his eyes matches intensity of a hurt, pouting bottom lip. He stares at her with forest eyes darkening, giving a surreal look to the sclera. He stares at her in disbelief, wanting to … Continue reading →

Posted in Purple's Home | Tagged anger, disbelief, Moods, sadness, Written from Art | 20 Comments

Music Matches Mood

Posted on July 31, 2020 by purplepeninportland

Written for: Poetic Bloomings2 – July Covid-19 P.A.D. – Day 30 Musical Styles To what kind of music do you choose to listen? Blues jazz classic rock, some punk– Ramones, Patti Smith Doesn’t it depend on your mood? Relax with … Continue reading →

Posted in Purple's Home | Tagged Fibonacci, Moods, music | 5 Comments

Seasonal Affects

Posted on February 20, 2020 by purplepeninportland

Written for: Poetic Bloomings2 – InForm Poet: Sonnet “Today we revisit an old classic – the Sonnet! The SONNET is a poem that consists of 14 lines, usually in iambic pentameter, with rhymes arranged according to one of certain definite … Continue reading →

Posted in Purple's Home | Tagged buildings, cold, dogs, gray, hope, Moods, Seasons, Sonnet, warmth | Comments Off

Color Changes

Posted on October 31, 2019 by purplepeninportland

Written for: Poetic Bloomings2 – InForm Poet – “Huitan” “The huitain is an off-shoot of the ballade. It is a French form in its nature and in fact, it is an 8-line poem in its totality, composed of one ballade … Continue reading →

Posted in Purple's Home | Tagged colors, huitain form, Moods, new | 4 Comments

Poets Fitting Moods

Posted on August 21, 2019 by purplepeninportland

Written for: Imaginary Gardens With Real Toads – Tuesday Platform (posted by Anmol) “I have been thinking about the condition of the world that we live in and where we are headed. In that context, reading Sylvia Plath doesn’t provide … Continue reading →

Posted in Purple's Home | Tagged gifts, Moods, poets | 11 Comments

Breaking Out

Posted on July 31, 2014 by purplepeninportland

Written for: Poetic Asides #273 For this week’s prompt, write an outside poem. And I encourage people to actually (physically) get outside if at all possible. Now, the poem itself can be about the great outdoors, but it can also … Continue reading →