What Purple
is
is
Purple?
violets
And mayflowers
And
in spring lush velvet drapes Like the robes of a king.
Purple can be pretty
As asters in fall, Or dark and foreboding Rain clouds in a squall. Eggplants and cabbages Can be purple too And sometimes the mountains In a far-off view. I
like all the purple I
But not
have in the
Of my
in
my
clothes
cold fingers and toes.
There's fragrance in purple
Of lilacs
in
May
Each bushful arranged Like a giant bouquet.
Sometimes
it's
exciting
How
purple can taste Not much blueberry pie ever Goes to waste! There's purple also in fruit
Plums
And bunches Some
are just fine.
of grapes
Hanging fresh on the is good for Everyday use,
vine.
purple
Like the purple
I
drink
In a glass of grape juice. There's also the honor, setting some far apart;
The pain and
the courage In each purple heart.
-Tammera
Castleberg
