Tag Archives: salt

“a little salty”

Posted on April 22, 2020 by purplepeninportland

Written for: The Twiglets #173 – “a little salty” Her cloying sweetness needed an infusion of saltiness. I love when my lips are wet with the taste of sea salt. she eats beef stew tender meat, spring vegetables sadly lacking … Continue reading →

Posted in Purple's Home | Tagged Haiku, limerick, Micro-poetry, salt, scent, sea, taste | 1 Comment

Sea Dreaming

Posted on January 23, 2020 by purplepeninportland

Written for: Poets and Storytellers United (posted by Sanaa) Weekly Scribblings #3 – Salt-water poems “Write inspired by the sea.” Sit at sea’s edge, wait for a whale-wave to roar over my head, covering me in white bubbles of foamy … Continue reading →

Posted in Purple's Home | Tagged imagination, salt, sea, sea creatures, waves | 12 Comments

Taste of Summer

Posted on June 20, 2019 by purplepeninportland

Written for: Poetic Asides #485 “Write a summer poem.” My skin sweats salt in summertime. Ocean cools leaving salt scent there. A season to sip chilled white wine. My skin sweats salt in summertime. I feel sensuous and sublime. With … Continue reading →

Posted in Purple's Home | Tagged ease, ocean, salt, scent, Summer, triolet form, wine | 2 Comments

Salt of the Earth

Posted on November 25, 2018 by purplepeninportland

Written for: Poetic Asides 2018 November PAD Chapbook Challenge – Day 24 “For today’s prompt, write a salty poem. I love sweet foods, but I also love savory (and salty) foods. Honestly, I just like food. There, I said it. … Continue reading →

Posted in Purple's Home | Tagged drink, food, salt, sea, Trintina form, Written for Challenge | Comments Off

Beach

Posted on July 23, 2017 by purplepeninportland

Written for: Carpe Diem #1222 Beach Darkening beach the warmth of a person’s eyes for the sinking sun scattered in sand embers of a saltwood fire face to face with stars shell beach wind blowing through a train whistle a … Continue reading →