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Purple

 

 

 

 

 

I over turned a grasshopper's den
and kicked up a dust storm.

 

 

 

He’d painted his walls
an even deeper violet
than the tingle of my sneeze.
Yet, it was still brighter
before my fretting foot
had showed amethyst to the sun.

 

 

The grasshopper turned,
offered me a brush,
and asked me to choose
a colour.

 

 

 

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Purple.

 

 

 

 

 

Author notes

I entered this in a few contests a while back. I thought it was quite "different," maybe I was the only one who thought so. Hope you like it.

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  • baconlicious112
    April 13
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    I like this. Really. A lot. Thanks for entering!


  • Paloszoo gold member
    September 13, 2008

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    I can picture the event vividly, and purple is my favorite color. It's an amazing and very creative piece. Thanks for entering my contest. I'm honored to have you share your work here. Good luck!


  • Candy6
    May 6, 2007

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    I think this poem is adorable, and describing the purple in three ways to describe a color....good job!


  • Kendall Campbell
    February 21, 2007

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    When first reading this, I automatically thought: violet, amethyst, and purple are just three ways to describe a color. Then I thought, maybe that's the point. One person may say violet, another amethyst, but it's really just purple.

    I may be over analyzing it, but I still liked the linger affect it had on me.


  • individuality gold member
    February 8, 2007

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    i am not sure what you are getting at here, it seems a little random to me with some colours thrown in for good measure. spill ink and twist me into the crazy shape of love...


  • Soulful Woman silver member
    February 7, 2007

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    I have to agree with dustookie2. Its amazing how the mid of writers work. Things just pop up and out comes the pen. This was beautifully done and well written.
    Gret job. Good luck in the contest.
    Soulful Woman


  • dustookie2
    February 7, 2007

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    This is brilliant....well my favourite colour. Seriously, it amazes me when ideas just jump out of nowhere seem to write themself before our eyes and wow look at what i have just read...the flow the feel the pace.... this was not just a pleasure to read for me but on damn finely crafted poem. I thank you for and wish you well in the contest....am bookmarking....


  • honey bear
    February 7, 2007

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    ooh i just loved this one, the best writes are from goodness knows where in the depths of our minds where masterpieces and nonsense rhymes are birthed and this is not a nonsense poem but an exelent write (beautiful colour too ) good luck in the contest with this beautiful write


  • Princessdove
    February 3, 2007
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    Great poem

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