Tag Archives: soul

Ethereal

Posted on September 8, 2022 by purplepeninportland

Written for: dVerse Poets Pub – Poetics: There’s a Word For That (posted by Mish) – neologisms “Choose 3 or more of the above words and include them in a poem of any style. You may want to use one … Continue reading →

Posted in Purple's Home | Tagged foreign words, ocean, soul, truth | 11 Comments

Pulling on my Soul

Posted on January 13, 2021 by purplepeninportland

Written for: One Woman’s Quest – VJ’s Weekly Challenge“What Pulls on Your Soul?” Animals of all kinds pull at my heartstrings. Oceans call my name, as the tides ebb and flow. I want to go and absorb the vastness with … Continue reading →

Posted in Purple's Home | Tagged animals, oceans, Peace, soul | 5 Comments

Team Players

Posted on November 9, 2020 by purplepeninportland

Written for: Sunday Whirl, Wordle #481 Words: team, progress, power, soul, joy, act, those, family, passing, owe, rural, back Whether from rural areas or cities, a team’s power of progress is owed to its soul–that feeling of joy–of being a … Continue reading →

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Awakening to Misdeeds

Posted on May 13, 2020 by purplepeninportland

Written for: Go Dog Go Cafe – Tuesday Writing Prompt – Today’s prompt: Write anything related to “Even a rose has thorns” How was this possible, they thought. It wasn’t a facelift he bought. Yet year after year, he looked … Continue reading →

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Thinking of Souls

Posted on June 10, 2019 by purplepeninportland

Written for: The Sunday Whirl, Wordle #407 Words: messy, magic, exist, mantra, talk, way, vulnerable, struggle, soul, stories, lean, courage If the soul exists does it speak in mantras, or not talk in a recognizable way? I wonder if a … Continue reading →

Posted in Purple's Home | Tagged form, magic, soul, Tales, Thoughts | Comments Off

happy soul

Posted on August 14, 2018 by purplepeninportland

Written for: Carpe Diem #1492 Ainu, the Japanese from the North Ainu music carries spiritual resonance in almost all of its forms, and it has played an important role in both the cultural history and the cultural renaissance of the Ainu … Continue reading →

Posted in Purple's Home | Tagged glow, Japan, soul, written from music | 2 Comments

Draped in Veils

Posted on March 25, 2018 by purplepeninportland

Written for: The Sunday Whirl, Wordle #344 Words: birth, veils, rain, broken, silky, soul, sharp, music, saturated, dish, truth, shadows Her silky soul draped in veils was broken– saturated by sharp shadows. Truth is blue music rained down on her … Continue reading →

Posted in Purple's Home | Tagged broken, color, music, rain, soul, Wordle | 7 Comments

I Got Sunshine

Posted on March 21, 2018 by purplepeninportland

Written for: dVerse Poets Pub – Poetics: “Soul gazing” (posted by Paul) Write me a soulful poem, a soul gazing haibun, a soul-filled sonnet, a soul-soup-mélange, a story of a Motown soul perhaps!…..sooooo many places we can go here. Is … Continue reading →

Posted in Purple's Home | Tagged music, rhythm, soul, teen | 35 Comments

Who’s in Charge?

Posted on January 18, 2018 by purplepeninportland

Written for: Poets United Midweek Motif~Psyche/Soul (posted by Susan) “Your Challenge: In today’s new poem, turn your attention to themes of consciousness and unconsciousness, to soul or to Psyche herself.” “. . . the heart of the star as opposed … Continue reading →