Tag Archives: Stillness

Life Stagnates

Posted on August 8, 2021 by purplepeninportland

Written for: Poets and Storytellers United Weekly Scribblings #81: Change and Renewal (posted by Rosemary) Write about change/renewal Stagnation Still as a silent lake turned to glass in winter. There is no backward. I move forward by rote. Pulsing, pounding … Continue reading →

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“no wind blowing”

Posted on March 17, 2021 by purplepeninportland

Written for: The Twiglets #218 – “no wind blowing” In the eerie stillness not even the wind was blowing. We could not find the answer. There was no wind blowing in which to look. disappointed children head home with new … Continue reading →

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Snow Diamonds

Posted on November 14, 2019 by purplepeninportland

Written for:  Poets United Midweek Motif~Winter  (posted by Sumana) “For this week write a winter poem.” “I wonder if the snow loves the trees and fields, that it kisses them so gently? And then it covers them up snug, you … Continue reading →

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Ever Seeking

Posted on August 8, 2019 by purplepeninportland

Written for:  dVerse Poets Pub – Poetics:  Purifying the Mind  (posted by Charmed Chaos) Think about the things you do to purify your mind, put your soul at peace, to ease your heart, to become more MINDFUL. Ever seeking a … Continue reading →

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Renewal

Posted on August 5, 2019 by purplepeninportland

Written for:  Poetic Bloomings2 – Prompt #254 – “Second Wind” “Everything takes an effort. Big or small, we do our best to complete the task at hand. And even if we stumble along the way, we find we can pick … Continue reading →

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Purity of Stillness

Posted on July 27, 2019 by purplepeninportland

Written for:  Imaginary Gardens With Real Toads – “Like Starry Blossoms On A New Firmament in July”  (posted by Sanaa) “Stillness. There are so many ways to describe it. Something that stretches itself to the most distant mountain-top, where footsteps … Continue reading →

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Woman In Vines

Posted on February 25, 2019 by purplepeninportland

Written for:  The Sunday Muse #44 Skin of milk contrasts starkly with vermillion in dress and cuffs. Red-leafed vines float about her as if  she is enwrapped in a valentine. Body still, except for one pale arm raised, fingers cupped … Continue reading →

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Stillness

Posted on March 18, 2018 by purplepeninportland

Written for:  Carpe Diem #1386 Silence … Try to create a haiku or tanka (or other Japanese poetry form) in which you don’t really use the word silence … let the scene speak to your reader about silence. Enjoy it! early … Continue reading →

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stillness of stones

Posted on February 14, 2018 by purplepeninportland

Written for:  The Twiglets #63 – “stone-still” in the stillness stones placed on a grave   Takes a whirling wind to move a stone from stillness   standing stone-still hoping she will not be found out https://thetwiglets.wordpress.com/

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your silence

Posted on January 14, 2018 by purplepeninportland

Written for:  Carpe Diem – The Sound of Silence #1 – Intro “How to bring “silence within”, “inner stillness” or “silence” into your haiku? That was the first thought that came in mind, but than I had a “revelation” … Haiku … Continue reading →

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