Tag Archives: sky

A Wider Sky

Posted on December 12, 2022 by purplepeninportland

Written for: The Sunday Whirl, Wordle #582 Words: flow, time, serial, sky, rule, open, heaven, within, channel, beneath, urgently, hell Within a flow of time, under perfect conditions, the sky opens wider, and Heaven is harder to rule out. Yet, … Continue reading →

Posted in Purple's Home | Tagged greed, green, planet, sky, Wordle | 5 Comments

Lull Before Lunette

Posted on October 3, 2022 by purplepeninportland

Written for: The Sunday Whirl, Wordle #572 Words: between, moon, broken, nothing, throw, time, space, shadow, give, lull, rising, mute Lull in time, and space between the shadowy sky, and rising moon, yielding nothing but a mere lunette like a … Continue reading →

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Moon-flooded Stars

Posted on September 5, 2022 by purplepeninportland

Written for: Poetic Bloomings2 Prompt #402 – Cosmos “Let’s look to the cosmos–planets, stars, asteroids, comets, light, life.” Shimmery stars light up my life. Best when backed by a moon of fullness. A spoonful of comfort to aid in darkest … Continue reading →

Posted in Purple's Home | Tagged comfort, far off, moon, sky, stars | 5 Comments

“the sky leans”

Posted on August 24, 2022 by purplepeninportland

Written for: the Twiglets #293 – the sky leans On some sun-filled afternoons, the sky leans on sun’s shoulders. Clouds vanish above the ocean; only a lean, blue sky is visible. she tilts her head at 90ᴰ angle watches the … Continue reading →

Posted in Purple's Home | Tagged balance, Haiku, limerick, Micro-poetry, sky, sun | 14 Comments

Guided by Moonlight

Posted on June 12, 2022 by purplepeninportland

Written for: Sunday Muse #214 In early June when flowers open their hearts to me, I am humbled. How insignificant I become in light of their fiery heat. Sky is churning circles of coal. I am hoping to make it … Continue reading →

Posted in Purple's Home | Tagged field, flowers, human, moon, sky, Written from Art | 23 Comments

Casting Light

Posted on May 23, 2022 by purplepeninportland

Written for: Sunday Muse #211 sisters of night sky cast curlicues of color light up the world Happy Birthday, Shay! http://thesundaymuse.blogspot.com/

Posted in Purple's Home | Tagged color, Haiku, imagination, sky, Written from Art | 6 Comments

Differing Lights

Posted on March 14, 2022 by purplepeninportland

Written for: Poetic Bloomings2, Prompt #377 – Pot Luck “This week we’re fighting off the chill with a little potluck dinner. The prompt is there is no prompt. You are asked to wing it, or post a poem you’ve recently … Continue reading →

Posted in Purple's Home | Tagged Beach, Haiku, moon, older women, sky | 3 Comments

Visibility

Posted on October 14, 2021 by purplepeninportland

Written for: Go Dog Go Cafe – Tuesday Writing Prompt (posted by Devereaux and Beth) “Write a poem without using the words “the” and “and”.” In twilight a seagull takes flight, ‘gainst streak of rosy pink sky. Soon sky shades … Continue reading →

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Ground and Sky Trade Places

Posted on October 11, 2021 by purplepeninportland

Written for: Miz Quickly – Day 10 “What if basement condos were prime real estate and penthouses were low rent? What if life actually did begin at forty? Writers of alternative fiction often begin by changing one thing in their … Continue reading →

Posted in Purple's Home | Tagged color, earth, imagination, sky, What if? | 5 Comments

renga with Jane

Posted on July 8, 2021 by purplepeninportland

Written for: Carpe Diem #1847 Renga With Jane Reichhold +++ Dancing Lights (Renga: Juunichoo) Today I was reading in one of Jane Reichhold’s Poetry Collections and immediately thought “It’s Time Again For A Renga With Jane”. So I took a … Continue reading →