My African Violet is in full bloom (the third bloom of the year!) It's no secret how much I love purple. So, today, I pay tribute to the color purple and honor the life of a little girl who loved it too.
Showing posts with label purple. Show all posts
Showing posts with label purple. Show all posts
Saturday, December 22, 2012
Sunday, October 7, 2012
Purple
It's time I admit I look for purple everywhere. I found these dreaming leaves and a tempting mushroom in Cockaponset State Forest this weekend (the photos are untreated.) In stores, I scan clothing racks and my gaze snaps to shades of purple. If I have to choose game pieces, accessories, or cell phone covers, purple is my default.
My college application essay was about 'being purple' and I recall my advisor reading the first paragraph out loud to me just before graduation, in my final week at Cornell, because he thought it would be amusing to look back. I promptly ripped the pages from his hands in embarrassment. When I left the office, I tossed the essay in the garbage. I'm a little disappointed I didn't keep it because I have forgotten its contents and now I don't know what it means to be purple. I'd like to know.
Despite all this, I don't think of purple as being my color. I actually think of it as being my grandmother's. Maybe that's why I look for it wherever I go.
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