Tag Archives: waves

Sensations at the Shore

Posted on August 1, 2022 by purplepeninportland

Written for: Poetic Bloomings2 – Prompt #397 – Teeming Shore “We celebrate summer with a trek to the beach. The shore beckons us to write a poem on its inspiration. As always, branch out in any direction as you shore … Continue reading →

Posted in Purple's Home | Tagged music, ocean scents, Rondel form, seagulls, waves | 5 Comments

For Ocean Lovers

Posted on July 12, 2021 by purplepeninportland

Written for: Sunday Whirl, Wordle #509 Words: eat, shadow, unraveling, fish, language, feast, flame, risk, saved, stone, spray, off Spray off ocean waves emits a fishy scent as it slides over small stones on shore. Feast for the eyes. Unraveling, … Continue reading →

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Serenity In Blue

Posted on August 20, 2020 by purplepeninportland

Written for: Poetic Bloomings2 – InForm Poet: Endecha The endecha is a 16th-century Spanish poetic form with the following guidelines: Quatrain (or four-line) poem (or stanzas). Rhyme scheme: abcb Seven syllables per line for lines one, two, and three. Line … Continue reading →

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Sauna Air

Posted on July 29, 2020 by purplepeninportland

Written for: Poetic Bloomings2 – July Covid-19 P.A.D. – Day 28 After The Workshop “YOUR FITNESS REGIMEN IS OVER FOR THIS POEM-A-DAY EXERCISE. HIT THE SAUNA. HIT THE SHOWERS. WRITE A STEAMY POEM. WRITE A SHOWERY POEM.” The sauna air … Continue reading →

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Chuck That Umbrella

Posted on July 28, 2020 by purplepeninportland

Written for: Poetic Bloomings2 – July Covid-19 P.A.D. – Day 27 Everything Is Beachy “Here’s a batch of “Beachy Things”. Incorporate as many of them into you poem!” SAND, GULLS, WIND, WAVES, SWIMMERS, SUN, LOTION, PAIL AND SHOVEL BEACH BALLS, … Continue reading →

Posted in Purple's Home | Tagged Beach, games, Sounds, swimming, waves | 3 Comments

Ocean Opera

Posted on July 4, 2020 by purplepeninportland

Written for: Poetic Bloomings2 – July Covid-19 PAD – Day 3 – “A Day At The Beach” What can you hear? We are looking for poems about the sounds heard at lake/ocean side. Sand shushes next to my blanket– quick … Continue reading →

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Sea Dreaming

Posted on January 23, 2020 by purplepeninportland

Written for: Poets and Storytellers United (posted by Sanaa) Weekly Scribblings #3 – Salt-water poems “Write inspired by the sea.” Sit at sea’s edge, wait for a whale-wave to roar over my head, covering me in white bubbles of foamy … Continue reading →

Posted in Purple's Home | Tagged imagination, salt, sea, sea creatures, waves | 12 Comments

Apart

Posted on May 12, 2019 by purplepeninportland

Written for: Imaginary Gardens With Real Toads – “Just One Word” – “Apart” (posted by Marian) Ocean waves single then double, sidling like a crab. How will they meet at the shore? http://withrealtoads.blogspot.com/

Posted in Purple's Home | Tagged movement, shore, sideways, waves, Written from Art | 20 Comments

sanctuary

Posted on May 11, 2019 by purplepeninportland

Written for: Carpe Diem #1657 Tan Renga Challenge May 2019 (4) Ocean Sanctuary The goal of TRC is to complete or continue a given haiku (3-lined verse) by adding a 2-lined stanza through association on the scenes / images in … Continue reading →

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lace

Posted on February 18, 2019 by purplepeninportland

Written for: Carpe Diem #1603 Tan Renga Challenge Month 2019 (8) sunday morning sunday morning all the waves in white kneeling on the beach © Jane Reichhold (1937-2016) fine … Continue reading →