Tag Archives: ocean

“the sun sits pretty

Posted on September 29, 2021 by purplepeninportland

Written for: The Twiglets #246 – “the sun sits pretty” Red sun sits low. Pretty soon it will sink beyond horizon of ocean. Sun is sitting pretty, shining from her throne, wielding power to turn the earth into gold. pretty … Continue reading →

Posted in Purple's Home | Tagged Haiku, limerick, little girl, Micro-poetry, ocean, sunshine | 10 Comments

Of Flavors and Beaches

Posted on August 2, 2021 by purplepeninportland

Written for: dVerse Poets Pub – Poetry Form: Monotetra (posted by Grace) “Today we are going to try our hand with a poetic form developed by Michael Walker, the monotetra. Here are the basic rules: *Comprised of quatrains (four-line stanzas) … Continue reading →

Posted in Purple's Home | Tagged choices, ice cream trucks, monotetra form, ocean | 2 Comments

For Ocean Lovers

Posted on July 12, 2021 by purplepeninportland

Written for: Sunday Whirl, Wordle #509 Words: eat, shadow, unraveling, fish, language, feast, flame, risk, saved, stone, spray, off Spray off ocean waves emits a fishy scent as it slides over small stones on shore. Feast for the eyes. Unraveling, … Continue reading →

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First Beach Visit

Posted on June 22, 2021 by purplepeninportland

Written for: dVerse Poets Pub – Haibun Monday 6-21-21: Solstice I (posted by Frank J. Tassone) “Whether you are visiting the beach for the first day of summer, or building the first snowman of Winter, breathe in the Solstice air. … Continue reading →

Posted in Purple's Home | Tagged cold water, Haibun, joy, ocean, summer solstice | 19 Comments

This Poem is Blues

Posted on May 12, 2021 by purplepeninportland

Written for: dVerse Poets Pub – Poetics: Blue Tuesday (posted by sarahsouthwest) “In March last year, I asked you to write some red poems. Tonight, I want you to write me some blue poems. Red is pretty straightforward. It’s out … Continue reading →

Posted in Purple's Home | Tagged blues, ice, music, ocean, sorrows | 24 Comments

Crest Of A Wave

Posted on February 23, 2021 by purplepeninportland

Written for: One Woman’s Quest II VJ’s Weekly Challenge – Contemplating Waves When you wave to someone from afar, you wait a beat. Maybe they do not recognize you. Chances are they will wave back anyway–polite response. Sometimes I feel … Continue reading →

Posted in Purple's Home | Tagged balance, crest, ocean, wave | 5 Comments

“we lie close”

Posted on February 3, 2021 by purplepeninportland

Written for: The Twiglets #212 – “we lie close” A lie is not close to the truth Lying close we each dream our own dreams lying close to ocean waves silver crest in noon day sun A powerful man bent … Continue reading →

Posted in Purple's Home | Tagged dreams, Haiku, lies, limerick, Micro-poetry, ocean | 14 Comments

Blue-eyed Ocean

Posted on January 25, 2021 by purplepeninportland

Written for: Poetic Bloomings2 – Prompt #322 Bits and Pieces “Think of your situation as bits and pieces and how they had influenced you. To take Hampton’s quote, what places have you been, who have you loved? What song best … Continue reading →

Posted in Purple's Home | Tagged blue, broken, internal photos, moonlight, ocean | 5 Comments

Trickle of Water

Posted on August 25, 2020 by purplepeninportland

Written for: Poetic Bloomings2 – Prompt #300 It Still Starts With A Seed Small stream bubbles over rocks and stones– peaceful movement. Water stirs and wakes picking up steam, merging into a long lake. Lazily, lake lounges and flows, reaching … Continue reading →

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Serenity In Blue

Posted on August 20, 2020 by purplepeninportland

Written for: Poetic Bloomings2 – InForm Poet: Endecha The endecha is a 16th-century Spanish poetic form with the following guidelines: Quatrain (or four-line) poem (or stanzas). Rhyme scheme: abcb Seven syllables per line for lines one, two, and three. Line … Continue reading →