Tag Archives: Twilight

Dawn to Twilight

Posted on October 22, 2022 by purplepeninportland

Written for: dVerse Poets Pub – MTB: In a Roundabout Way (posted by Laura Bloomsbury) “The roundabout is a metered stanzaic form with a simple but unusual premise that the rhyme scheme should come full circle (thus the name).” Word … Continue reading →

Posted in Purple's Home | Tagged Dawn, hope, ocean, refresh, Roundabout form, Twilight | 12 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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twilight haiku

Posted on July 16, 2021 by purplepeninportland

Written for: Poets and Storytellers United (posted by Magaly) Weekly Scribblings #78: Micro-writings twilight tweaks her nose rainbow colors gather night waits in the wings https://poetsandstorytellersunited.blogspot.com/

Posted in Purple's Home | Tagged colors, Haiku, Night, Twilight | 15 Comments

A Parting

Posted on October 14, 2020 by purplepeninportland

Written for: Go Dog Go Cafe (Devereux & Beth) Use the phrase, “in the fading light” Twilight drew near, he blotted her tears, believing he must serve. In the fading light, she looked at him. He seemed to be already … Continue reading →

Posted in Purple's Home | Tagged belief, tears, Twilight, written from a phrase | 6 Comments

sky shades

Posted on August 5, 2020 by purplepeninportland

Written for: Go Dog Go Cafe – Tuesday Writing Prompt “Beneath the surface of the night” twilight’s purple-pink sky of vibrant beauty peeks ‘neath surface of night https://godoggocafe.com/

Posted in Purple's Home | Tagged Haiku, sky, Twilight, written from words | 5 Comments

Twilight Thoughts

Posted on August 23, 2019 by purplepeninportland

Written for: Imaginary Gardens With Real Toads – Toads Out of Standard “A Guest Appearance by Kenia Santos (posted by Kerry) I present you with post-rock! “For today’s challenge, choose a song from the list below and use it as … Continue reading →

Posted in Purple's Home | Tagged dark, explosions, light, passion, sky, Time of Day, Twilight | 23 Comments

Evening Coming On

Posted on July 28, 2019 by purplepeninportland

Written for: Imaginary Gardens With Real Toads – Mini-Challenge: Let Evening Come (posted by Kim) “I have chosen a poem by Jane Kenyon, ‘Let Evening Come’, to inspire your pastoral poems this weekend: https://www.poetryfoundation.org/poems/46431/let-evening-come “I would like you to write a … Continue reading →

Posted in Purple's Home | Tagged birds, color changes, evening, fireflies, moon, Twilight | 14 Comments

Water In Twilight

Posted on December 17, 2018 by purplepeninportland

Written for: The Sunday Muse #34 Twilight burns the water red gold. Through bare branches, a touch of peony pink winks– soon to be gone. Buildings, homes, and trees turned upside down like Alice’s world. Only in this ethereal light … Continue reading →

Posted in Purple's Home | Tagged colors, reflection, Twilight, water | 8 Comments

“twilight”

Posted on July 18, 2017 by purplepeninportland

Written for: Carpe Diem #1220 Twilight Here is the haiku by Jane Reichhold to inspire you: twilight some of the light underwater in a white stone © Jane Reichhold (1937-2016) in the twilight silence deepens into mystery last beam of … Continue reading →

Posted in Purple's Home | Tagged Haiku, moon, Twilight | 4 Comments

Twilight

Posted on September 25, 2016 by purplepeninportland

Written for: Carpe Diem #1060, Twilight darkness slipping in water that cannot be still twilight nautical twilight the sea gives its last light to the sky twilight among early stars sea bird’s cry © Jane Reichhold Here is my attempt: … Continue reading →