Tag Archives: sea

“god’s white hair”

Posted on July 7, 2021 by purplepeninportland

Written for: The Twiglets #234 – “god’s white hair” Pure white ocean waves– snowy hair of a god I do not have the white hair of a god, said the hare. Better get new glasses. crowd of clouds sails by … Continue reading →

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Open Front Window

Posted on June 29, 2020 by purplepeninportland

Written for: Poetic Bloomings2 – Prompt #296 – Open A Window “Poeticize what’s behind that closed door. Why is it closed? If you’ve had an experience where something had not gone in your favor only to lead to something amazing … Continue reading →

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“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 →

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a light troiku

Posted on February 3, 2020 by purplepeninportland

Written for: Carpe Diem #1804 New Beginnings … candlelight “Today I love to challenge you two times. I love to challenge you to create a “fusion-ku” with two given haiku and to create a Troiku with your new “fusion-ku”. I … Continue reading →

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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

Washed in Blue

Posted on June 23, 2019 by purplepeninportland

Written for: Sunday Muse #61 Extend beaches with indigo, aqua, and cerulean. Wooden planks disappear, but, I am here to see the sea, and feel it cover me. Where I came from, where I will go. Gulls cry in monochrome … Continue reading →

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frozen cliffs – renga with Jane

Posted on February 4, 2019 by purplepeninportland

Written for: Carpe Diem #1594 Cliffs … Renga With Jane Reichhold “Today I have another nice modern kigo extracted from her modern saijiki. That kigo has a little sad taste, because I have chosen for the modern kigo “cliffs” and … Continue reading →

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Blue’s Brew

Posted on December 24, 2018 by purplepeninportland

Written for: The Sunday Whirl, Wordle #383 Words: dogs, ship, morning, stop, shadow, treat, spring, brew, notes, spent, view, shaken Shadow ship stopped in the harbor, early morning under sky of foggy-white. Even dogs slept on, dreaming of treats. The … Continue reading →

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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 →

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autumn evening

Posted on November 15, 2018 by purplepeninportland

Written for: Carpe Diem #1541 – Evening (modern kigo) Back to our Autumn month “the leaves are falling” … Today I have chosen two nice haiku by Jane Reichhold taken from her “A Dictionary of Haiku” section Autumn, subsection Celestial. … Continue reading →