Tag Archives: wind

Frozen Feet

Posted on March 3, 2022 by purplepeninportland

Written for: dVerse Poets Pub – Poetics: March Wind Ekphrastic (posted by Merril) “Since March is often very windy, and since we haven’t had an ekphrastic prompt in a while, I thought paintings of wind would make a good prompt. … Continue reading →

Posted in Purple's Home | Tagged March, sun, wash, wind, Written from Art | 14 Comments

gift

Posted on June 23, 2019 by purplepeninportland

Written for: Carpe Diem #1682 Troiku month (11) The Wind Of Fuji “For this first regular episode of this new week I have chosen a haiku by my master, Matsuo Basho (1644-1694) and maybe you know it, because I think … Continue reading →

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Seasoned Evenings

Posted on April 26, 2019 by purplepeninportland

Written for: Poetic Asides 2019 April PAD Challenge – Day 26 For today’s prompt, write an evening poem. A poem about or during the night. Or take evening a completely different direction and think of evening the score or making … Continue reading →

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Caught In The Rain

Posted on February 16, 2019 by purplepeninportland

Written for: dVerse Poets Pub – Imagery in Poetry~Rubaiyat support (posted by Jilly) Image “The word Image is synonymous with Picture and makes us think of the Visual, as it should, but that is limiting. Imagery in literature is when … Continue reading →

Posted in Purple's Home | Tagged coffee, rain, Rubaiyat, running, wind | 14 Comments

“piece of straw”

Posted on December 15, 2018 by purplepeninportland

Written for: Carpe Diem Weekend Meditation #62 – Troiku for the holidays . . . This weekend I love to challenge you to create a Troiku themed “holidays”. piece of straw blown off into emptiness a new beginning © Chèvrefeuille … Continue reading →

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blending

Posted on October 29, 2018 by purplepeninportland

Written for: Carpe Diem #1528 – Shasei “The word “shasei” has not yet been invented at the time of Basho, but the idea was there according to what Basho tells his disciples:” […] Matsuo Basho advises his disciples: “Learn from the … Continue reading →

Posted in Purple's Home | Tagged Haiku, leaves, shasei, wind | 2 Comments

Havoc

Posted on October 20, 2018 by purplepeninportland

Written for: Poetic Bloomings2 – Autumn PAD – Day 7 – WINDY “The wind whips up more often as the temperature inversion takes hold. Today we will deal with the wind. There is much that is affected by the wind. … Continue reading →

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in the meadow

Posted on July 18, 2018 by purplepeninportland

Written for: Carpe Diem Crossroads #13 – Chilly Coolness “Welcome at a new episode of our CDHK feature “Crossroads”, the feature in which I challenge you to create a so called “fusion”-haiku from two haiku and to create a Troiku with … Continue reading →

Posted in Purple's Home | Tagged color, Dance, Sounds, Summer, troiku, wind | 8 Comments

Posted on May 25, 2018 by purplepeninportland

Written for: Carpe Diem Crossroads #10 Jane Reichhold’s “rainbows of high tide” This episode of Crossroads I love to challenge you to create a “fusion”-haiku from two haiku by our beloved Jane Reichhold (1937-2016). She was one of our co-hosts and … Continue reading →

Posted in Purple's Home | Tagged flower, fusion haiku, water, wind | 2 Comments

winter forest

Posted on April 20, 2018 by purplepeninportland

Written for: Carpe Diem’s Crossroads #6 A Leafless Tree (Soseki Natsume) “Welcome at a new episode of our special feature “crossroads” in which I challenge you to create a “fusion” haiku from two haiku given.” the crow has flown away: swaying … Continue reading →