Tag Archives: moon

A Dream Out of Reach

Posted on January 22, 2023 by purplepeninportland

Written for: The Sunday Muse #243 Only the moon would do. She stretched her star-filled blue-heavens dress, blotting out all the world happening below. She’d show them. First to capture moonlight. And so, life went on all around her glittering … Continue reading →

Posted in Purple's Home | Tagged imagination, missing, moon, over-extending, Written from Art | 18 Comments

Follow Stardust Dancing

Posted on December 27, 2022 by purplepeninportland

Written for: The Sunday Whirl, Wordle #584 Words: stony, stroke, star, follow, scan, body, goddess, slip, grow, dust, moonshine Follow stardust dancing over a moon shining steadily across body of darkened sky. Hear the soft song of a goddess slip … Continue reading →

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Posted on December 15, 2022 by purplepeninportland

Written for: Poetic Asides #624 “Write a bank poem.” white majestic gleam glows in light of full moon untouched snow bank https://www.writersdigest.com/write-better-poetry/wednesday-poetry-prompts-634

Posted in Purple's Home | Tagged Haiku, moon, snow | 1 Comment

The Moon Takes a Breath

Posted on October 17, 2022 by purplepeninportland

Written for: The Sunday Whirl, Wordle #574 Words: carving, drop, breath, moon, signs, thumping, lie, pity, snarl, reveal, awful, now Moon takes a breath, revealing signs of carving like a pumpkin. Now it slowly drops a bit, hidden for a … Continue reading →

Posted in Purple's Home | Tagged moon, sadness, sigh, stars, Wordle | 2 Comments

Lull Before Lunette

Posted on October 3, 2022 by purplepeninportland

Written for: The Sunday Whirl, Wordle #572 Words: between, moon, broken, nothing, throw, time, space, shadow, give, lull, rising, mute Lull in time, and space between the shadowy sky, and rising moon, yielding nothing but a mere lunette like a … Continue reading →

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Moon-flooded Stars

Posted on September 5, 2022 by purplepeninportland

Written for: Poetic Bloomings2 Prompt #402 – Cosmos “Let’s look to the cosmos–planets, stars, asteroids, comets, light, life.” Shimmery stars light up my life. Best when backed by a moon of fullness. A spoonful of comfort to aid in darkest … Continue reading →

Posted in Purple's Home | Tagged comfort, far off, moon, sky, stars | 5 Comments

Guided by Moonlight

Posted on June 12, 2022 by purplepeninportland

Written for: Sunday Muse #214 In early June when flowers open their hearts to me, I am humbled. How insignificant I become in light of their fiery heat. Sky is churning circles of coal. I am hoping to make it … Continue reading →

Posted in Purple's Home | Tagged field, flowers, human, moon, sky, Written from Art | 23 Comments

Differing Lights

Posted on March 14, 2022 by purplepeninportland

Written for: Poetic Bloomings2, Prompt #377 – Pot Luck “This week we’re fighting off the chill with a little potluck dinner. The prompt is there is no prompt. You are asked to wing it, or post a poem you’ve recently … Continue reading →

Posted in Purple's Home | Tagged Beach, Haiku, moon, older women, sky | 3 Comments

Deconstructed Cento

Posted on November 17, 2021 by purplepeninportland

Written for: Miz Quickly – Day 16 – Quilt Poem on a Quilt This is a three-parter. Make Cento Deconstruct Write Poem (If you skip steps One and Two…well, don’t) For our purpose today, a cento is a patchwork of … Continue reading →

Posted in Purple's Home | Tagged butterfly, cento, daylight, flowers, inspired by other poets, Madness, moon | 7 Comments

A Night for Knights

Posted on September 6, 2021 by purplepeninportland

Written for: Poetic Bloomings2 Prompt #350 – Nights In Shining Armor “We’re writing a night poem. The shining could be the moon and stars. The armor can be an alcove of trees. The romance is whatever stirs your emotions! Take … Continue reading →