Tag Archives: reflection

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

Willow

Posted on April 1, 2021 by purplepeninportland

Written for: Poets and Storytellers United Weekly Scribblings #63: Trees (posted by Rommy) “Use the word “tree” as a seed for your word art.” Why does this tree weep? All the sorrows in the world seem to have gathered on … Continue reading →

Posted in Purple's Home | Tagged burden, inspired by a word, lake, reflection, willow tree | 17 Comments

No Reflection, No Detection

Posted on November 10, 2019 by purplepeninportland

Written for: Poetic Asides 2019 PAD November Chapbook Challenge – Day 9 “Write a reflection poem. The poem could be about a physical reflection (or lack of reflection, if you’re writing about vampires or ghosts). Or it could be about … Continue reading →

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“sun’s reflection”

Posted on May 11, 2019 by purplepeninportland

Written for: Carpe Diem Weekend Meditation #83 – Renga With . . . Sun’s Reflection “You all know what to do but I will give you the task again. You have to add the two-lined stanza between the haiku. You … Continue reading →

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Water In Twilight

Posted on December 17, 2018 by purplepeninportland

Written for: The Sunday Muse #34 Twilight burns the water red gold. Through bare branches, a touch of peony pink winks– soon to be gone. Buildings, homes, and trees turned upside down like Alice’s world. Only in this ethereal light … Continue reading →

Posted in Purple's Home | Tagged colors, reflection, Twilight, water | 8 Comments

red heart

Posted on October 11, 2017 by purplepeninportland

Written for: Carpe Diem #1269 – Reflection clouds swaying through the pool frog jumps in © Chèvrefeuille (our host) Here is my attempt: red heart beats under rippling stream waters an inner reflection http://chevrefeuillescarpediem.blogspot.nl/

Posted in Purple's Home | Tagged Haiku, heart, inner self, reflection | 2 Comments

Sakura

Posted on April 24, 2017 by purplepeninportland

Written for: Carpe Diem #1194 Cherry Blossom (Sakura) from among the peach trees blooming everywhere, the first cherry blossoms. a lovely spring night suddenly vanished while we viewed cherry blossoms from every direction cherry blossom petals blow into Lake Biwa … Continue reading →

Posted in Purple's Home | Tagged color, Haiku, reflection, sakura, water | 4 Comments

Who’s That Woman?

Posted on March 24, 2017 by purplepeninportland

Written for: Poets United Midweek Motif~Mirror You pull your skin Back taut. You say, I ought to have a face- Lift;you know you will Not. I see you try To peer at me without Your glasses. Your face Nearly passes … Continue reading →

Posted in Purple's Home | Tagged Age, different POV, reflection, skin | 11 Comments

Mountains

Posted on January 28, 2017 by purplepeninportland

Written for: Carpe Diem honors Jane Reichhold (1937-2017) D. – Sierra Mountains (tanka) the dreamer never dreaming to live a dream leaving everyone else behind in the future long meadow is too short to hold the emptiness of leaving a family … Continue reading →