Tag Archives: movement

Life Stagnates

Posted on August 8, 2021 by purplepeninportland

Written for: Poets and Storytellers United Weekly Scribblings #81: Change and Renewal (posted by Rosemary) Write about change/renewal Stagnation Still as a silent lake turned to glass in winter. There is no backward. I move forward by rote. Pulsing, pounding … Continue reading →

Posted in Purple's Home | Tagged heartbeats, movement, Stillness | 2 Comments

Trickle of Water

Posted on August 24, 2020 by purplepeninportland

Written for: Poetic Bloomings2 – Prompt #300 – It Still Starts With A Seed Small stream bubblesover rocks and stones–peaceful movement. Water stirs and wakespicking up steam,merging into a long lake. Lazily, lake loungesand flows, reachingmouth of river. River water … Continue reading →

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Apart

Posted on May 12, 2019 by purplepeninportland

Written for: Imaginary Gardens With Real Toads – “Just One Word” – “Apart” (posted by Marian) Ocean waves single then double, sidling like a crab. How will they meet at the shore? http://withrealtoads.blogspot.com/

Posted in Purple's Home | Tagged movement, shore, sideways, waves, Written from Art | 20 Comments

rustling

Posted on October 29, 2018 by purplepeninportland

Written for: Carpe Diem #1527 Rustling Leaves (extreme haibun) This episode I have titled “Rustling Leaves” and rustling we can use for spring and for autumn, so the whole world can easily sense the meaning of this theme. I love to … Continue reading →

Posted in Purple's Home | Tagged autumn, Haibun, leaves, movement | 7 Comments

shadow moving

Posted on May 29, 2018 by purplepeninportland

Written for: The Twiglets #78 – “a shadow moving” She looked at the ground; her shadow was gone. Noticed it slip-sliding down the block. Tried to catch it. Shadow turned back once, then marathoned away. You cannot catch a moving … Continue reading →

Posted in Purple's Home | Tagged dancing, limerick, moonlight, movement, shadows, stolen | 4 Comments

Jello

Posted on April 8, 2018 by purplepeninportland

Written for: Poetics Asides 2018 April PAD Challenge Pick a food, make it the title of your poem, and write your poem. It can be a food you love, food you hate, or food you’ve never even tried before. Wriggles, jiggles … Continue reading →

Posted in Purple's Home | Tagged dessert, flavor, movement, Rondeau, Written for Challenge | Comments Off

under tree

Posted on December 20, 2017 by purplepeninportland

Written for: Carpe Diem #1326 transformation (quote from Coehlo’s “Brida”) “Transformation … it’s something we have seen here several times, it’s a kind of path to find your inner truth, your inner beauty or your inner love. And that’s the main … Continue reading →

Posted in Purple's Home | Tagged company, Haiku, inspired by quote, movement, Sounds | Comments Off

Move Ahead

Posted on March 8, 2017 by purplepeninportland

Written for: The Twiglets – “shedding dust” Move ahead. Life forever has peaks and valleys, mid-level grays, days that make you ask, what am I doing here. Cheer yourself up, shrug off past dust, move ahead. https://thetwiglets.wordpress.com/

Posted in Purple's Home | Tagged movement, questions, short poems | 7 Comments

Posted on June 3, 2016 by purplepeninportland

Written for: Carpe Diem Tan Renga Challenge Month May 31st: a haiku by Basho For our last episode I have a nice “hokku” by Basho. We started with him and we end with him … By the way Basho was … Continue reading →

Posted in Purple's Home | Tagged flowers, movement, tan renga, water | 1 Comment

“on a windless day”

Posted on May 27, 2016 by purplepeninportland

Written for: Carpe Diem Tan Renga Challenge Month May 202nd: “on a windless night” – Cheryl Lynn (a.k.a. Tournesol) on a windless day six circles take shape a pebble skips … Continue reading →