Tag Archives: moon

A Dream Instead

Posted on July 29, 2021 by purplepeninportland

Written for Go Do Go Cafe Donna Matthews Challenge: Rondel form “The Rondel consists of 13 lines in 3 stanzas Rhyme scheme: ABba/abAB/abbaA (uppercase letters are refrains) Usually 8 syllables per line” Last night, asleep, a vivid dream rolled in, … Continue reading →

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Under the Moon Of Dreams Come True

Posted on May 31, 2021 by purplepeninportland

Written for: Poetic Bloomings Prompt #336 – Under The Moon of (——–) “Fill in the blank” Under the moon of dreams come true you can stand when the moon is full. Gaze ’til a face appears to you, under the … Continue reading →

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Double Reflection

Posted on May 30, 2021 by purplepeninportland

Written for: Sunday Muse #162 (posted by Carrie) after deluge water pools amidst stones bird marvels at swimming moon sees his body reflected in both water and moonlight http://thesundaymuse.blogspot.com/

Posted in Purple's Home | Tagged bird, moon, reflection, tanka, water, Written from Art | 34 Comments

May Moon

Posted on May 25, 2021 by purplepeninportland

Written for: dVerse Poets Pub – Haibun Monday Flower Moon (posted by Frank J. Tassone) “The Full Moon of May is known as Flower Moon to signify the flowers that bloom during this month. There is a myriad of wildflowers … Continue reading →

Posted in Purple's Home | Tagged goslings, guardians, Haibun, May, moon, phases | 14 Comments

“moon rises”

Posted on April 28, 2021 by purplepeninportland

Written for: The Twiglets #224 – moon rises When a pink moon rises, earth is a rose. Stars shimmer silver at moon’s rise. he lies on his back in the glow of full moon light counting the stars There once … Continue reading →

Posted in Purple's Home | Tagged Haiku, limerick, Micro-poetry, moon, pink, stars, wolfman | 6 Comments

Moon Music

Posted on September 30, 2020 by purplepeninportland

Written for: dVerse Poets Pub – Haibun Monday – 09.28.20 to the Moon! (posted by Frank Tassone) “Let’s celebrate the Moon! Additionally, the Moon is a traditional Autumn kigo, those seasonal words so important to haiku. There are kigo for … Continue reading →

Posted in Purple's Home | Tagged color, harvest, moon, song | 2 Comments

Protected By the Moon

Posted on September 15, 2020 by purplepeninportland

Written for: dVerse Poets Pub – Prosery Monday: Moonbeams and Moon Dreams (posted by Merrill) “Prosery is prose that includes a line from a poem. I will give you the line, and then you incorporate it into a short prose … Continue reading →

Posted in Purple's Home | Tagged children, dreams, moon, protection, quiet, safety | 10 Comments

Character

Posted on September 13, 2020 by purplepeninportland

Written for: The Sunday Whirl, Wordle #473 Words: face, flex, loon, tense, times, joy, bloom, moon, present, wrinkle, reflect, overcome Wrinkles ironed into your face reflect tense times–past and present. Do you feel a need to overcome them by mourning … Continue reading →

Posted in Purple's Home | Tagged aging, joy, moon, Wordle | 6 Comments

Holding The Moon

Posted on August 9, 2020 by purplepeninportland

Written for: Sunday Muse #120 Holding a solid gold moon, secure in my antlers. Luminescence like an angel’s aura. Humans lack respect for the bountiful beauty provided them free of cost for all. The animal kingdom has placed their faith … Continue reading →

Posted in Purple's Home | Tagged animals, humans, moon, respect, Written from Art | 22 Comments

Pondering Moon

Posted on April 6, 2020 by purplepeninportland

Written for: The Sunday Whirl, Wordle #450 Words: battle, spread, moon, orange, curve, carve, sad, home, free, lives, lies, states As an opulent orange sun sets, a lemon-drop moon spreads light across the sky. Inside the curve, face of moon … Continue reading →