Tag Archives: sunset

Contrasts

Posted on March 24, 2023 by purplepeninportland

Written for: Friday Writings #69: Darkness and Light “Give us your take on darkness and light.” Pale rose of dawn light warms the sky– an appetizer before the main course–fiery orange/violet streaks of sunset. Darkness in heart hardens to stone … Continue reading →

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“it’s a stretch”

Posted on August 17, 2022 by purplepeninportland

Written for: The Twiglets #292 – it’s a stretch One size does not fit all. Clothing will hang on someone thin, squeeze and pinch someone plump. It’s a stretch to claim one size fits all. Did you see that catch? … Continue reading →

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“sunset in a cup”

Posted on July 20, 2022 by purplepeninportland

Written for: The Twiglets #288 – sunset in a cup Into my cupped hands indigo and rose nestled. If I could drink a cup of sunset it would taste like rainbow sherbet. she studies her hands sprinkled with vibrant colors … Continue reading →

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A New Day

Posted on November 2, 2020 by purplepeninportland

Written for: Poetic Bloomings2 – Prompt #310 “Fiddler On My Clock” “So for this the 310th Sunday Seed, I ask you to pick either sunrise or sunset and write that as your poem.” Sunset’s stunning sky– mesmerizing to watch colors … Continue reading →

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Sunset Spectacle

Posted on July 12, 2020 by purplepeninportland

Written for:  Poetic Bloomings2 – July Covid-19 P.A.D. – Day 11 “Things are Different At the Lake” “Write a poetic scene of something you’ve seen at the beach. Could be the waves upon the shore. Or the raucous birds pestering. … Continue reading →

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“lovely sunset”

Posted on December 8, 2019 by purplepeninportland

Written for:  Carpe Diem #1790 & 1791 (double episode) Revise haiku – A Lovely Sunset For this episode I love to challenge you to “revise” a haiku. That haiku is one by Matsuo Basho (1644-1694), the haiku-poet that I see … Continue reading →

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Beaches

Posted on August 22, 2019 by purplepeninportland

Written for:  Wednesday Muse – “The Beach” Shock of cold water waves on sun-drenched skin, toes curling in mud as seaweed and driftwood sweep by.  Seagull’s eyes search for food, squawking. Children build castles. How can she wear that bathing … Continue reading →

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Questions to Ponder

Posted on February 17, 2019 by purplepeninportland

Weekend Mini-Challenge: Strange News  (posted by Magaly) For today’s prompt, I invite you to be inspired by the following questions, out of the Strange News section of Live Science: 1. What if the moon disappeared tomorrow? 2. Can humans smell … Continue reading →

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Sunset Sonnet

Posted on September 13, 2018 by purplepeninportland

Written for:  Poets United Midweek Motif~Sunset  (posted by Sumana) The sunset is a short-lived period that begins in the evening and also ends there creating perhaps a moment of pause, a time for stress release. It definitely wipes out the … Continue reading →

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Simple Slash of Violet

Posted on March 22, 2018 by purplepeninportland

Written for Poets United Midweek Motif~Color “Today, I’m inviting us to question how color around us shapes our moods and how our moods influence our environments. The Challenge: In your brand new poem, reveal the color of a place or … Continue reading →

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