Tag Archives: tree

Slick Sycamore

Posted on May 25, 2021 by purplepeninportland

Written for: One Woman’s Quest II VJ’s Weekly Challenge “Spend some time communing with trees.” Smooth bark, elephant feet planted firmly on ancient roots forming trails underground. Little pockets provide laps to sit in. Bumps and knots protrude in irregular … Continue reading →

Posted in Purple's Home | Tagged ancient, bumps, formation, knots, tree | 2 Comments

Once Proud

Posted on March 1, 2021 by purplepeninportland

Written for: dVerse Poets Pub – Meeting The Bar: Middles and Turns (posted by Peter Frankis) “For those of you with good memories, we’ve recently covered ‘endings’ and ‘beginnings’, as well as Grace’s post on setting for poems. So tonight … Continue reading →

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Willow Wooing

Posted on November 11, 2020 by purplepeninportland

Written for: Go Dog Go Cafe (prompt by Devereaux and Beth) “Pick three of your favorite words beginning with the letter “W”, and use in any form of writing.” Wooing you is my passion. Can’t you see what I am … Continue reading →

Posted in Purple's Home | Tagged lovers, proposal, tree, Written from three "W" words | 3 Comments

Unusual State of Being

Posted on September 6, 2020 by purplepeninportland

Written for: The Sunday Muse #124 (posted by Carrie) Don’t know how I got up here. The den was partying, celebrating the birth of a new cub. I am not much of a drinker, dulls my senses. I remember ordering … Continue reading →

Posted in Purple's Home | Tagged lion, spiked drink, tree, Written from Art | 20 Comments

“off a little”

Posted on July 8, 2020 by purplepeninportland

Written for: The Twiglets #184 – “off a little” When he proclaimed, biggest crowd at a rally ever, he was off by more than a little. Just take a little off the top. willow trimming laden with summer’s growth hard … Continue reading →

Posted in Purple's Home | Tagged cut, disproportionate, Haiku, limerick, Micro-poetry, odd, tree | 4 Comments

Free Speaking Fir

Posted on May 16, 2020 by purplepeninportland

Written for: Poetic Bloomings2 – For Your Consideration: Seeing The Forest “YOU ARE THE LAST TREE STANDING IN THE FOREST. WRITE YOUR POEM FROM THIS VIEWPOINT!” Was it something I said? Must be a trick, and I am the one … Continue reading →

Posted in Purple's Home | Tagged different point of view, fire, forest, humans, loss, tree | 3 Comments

From A Branch

Posted on January 6, 2020 by purplepeninportland

Written for: Poetic Bloomings2 #276 Opening Lines Draw inspiration from the opening line of a book. Ideally, opening lines should grab the reader’s attention and make them want to read the book. In our case, they will ideally spark a poem. … Continue reading →

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Maple Tree

Posted on November 22, 2019 by purplepeninportland

Written for: dVerse Poets Pub – Meeting The Bar: Critique and Craft (posted by Frank Hubeny) – Imitation Practice “The prompt today is to identify some poetic technique, theme or style that you enjoy and would like to try yourself … Continue reading →

Posted in Purple's Home | Tagged broken, Inspired by another poem, storm, style, tree | 20 Comments

“syrup sky”

Posted on November 20, 2019 by purplepeninportland

Written for: The Twiglets #153 – “syrup sky” Sun burst through afternoon clouds. Sky looked like warm honey. What if the sky dripped maple syrup raindrops? a tap in the tree scent that wafts up to the sky maple syrup … Continue reading →

Posted in Purple's Home | Tagged Haiku, limerick, maple syrup, Micro-poetry, raindrops, season, sky, tree | 3 Comments

Old Oak of Dreams

Posted on November 14, 2019 by purplepeninportland

Written for: dVerse Poets Pub – Prosery: Meet Jane Kenyon (posted by Victoria) “Write a flash fiction story in prose of 144 words or less. The story must include the following phrase from Jane Kenyon’s book, Taking Down The Tree: … Continue reading →