When I was in elementary school, I had two favorite poems, and they were both about the color purple.
THE PURPLE COW
Gelett Burgess
I never saw a Purple Cow,
I never hope to see one;
But I can tell you, anyhow,
I'd rather see than be one.
GRANDPA DROPPED HIS GLSSSES
Leroy F. Jackson
Grandpa dropped his glasses once
In a pot of dye,
And when he put them on again
He saw a purple sky.
Purple fires were rising up
From a purple hill,
Men were grinding purple cider
At a purple mill.
Purple Adeline was playing
With a purple doll;
Little purple dragon flies
were crawling up the wall.
And at the supper-table
He got crazy as a loon
From eating purple apple dumplings
With a purple spoon.
While I am happy to say that my taste in poetry has grown a little more sophisticated over the years, my love affair with purple has never passed. I was so excited to get a chance to play with Tumble Fish Studio's Shades of Purple kit, now available at Deviant Scrap.
My first piece was a digital collage, Seeing Purple.
The second is a little ATC brought on by spring fever. Every year when it starts to warm up, I want to put on my hat and fly away to exotic places (or at least to Gatlinburg.)
