Purple Loosestrife on the river
Butterfly bush longing for a butterfly
Awash in Asters
Two-purple Irises
Deepest Purple Iris
Note: Cee has called for purple this week. Purple Prose is writing that is unnecessarily flowery or ornate. In honor of my purple post, I will write some purple poetry:
Amethyst petals embrace the bee,
stamen and stigma anoint him
delicately
with amber pollen.
The drunken bee flies
erratically,
bringing back dusty manna of
lush lavender, iris,
loosestrife and pine tree,
into the humming hive
far up in the forest canopy.
Are his eyes still full of
wildflower fields and
purple panoply?
The drone
dances in the honeycomb,
transforming
gold dust into honey.
How does the tiny being do it?
What magic knows he
that none of us can see?
Copyright 2015 Brenda Davis Harsham
39 thoughts on “Purple Panoply (Cee’s Fun Foto Challenge: Purple)”
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What lovely flowers you post. You have a wonderful property to nurture such great beauties! My mother was a master gardener and spent her life in the back yard tending to her edible garden. Is that your passion, too?
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My kids are my passion. But I do love gardening, too.
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🙂
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absolutely fabulous! do you take these shots or collect them?
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These are my photos. I took them with my phone. And thanks!
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Lovely 🙂
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so very purply and lovely –
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LOL Thanks!
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What a great place 🙂
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Thanks! 🙂 New England has its charm. 🙂
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Yep, its on the bucket list, just need the bucket full of money to go see it 😀
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Likewise. I would love to travel and see everything, particularly if I could take my house and family with me. And my plumbing. LOL
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Sounds like you’re positively passionate about purple 🙂 Me too! Love your stunning photos of irises.
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You’re right! Purple is a powerful color. And thanks, I love irises.
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Beautiful photos – nicely done prose.
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Thanks! I hope it was just over the top without plunging far down into the purplish pit.
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Love both photos and purple prose, AKA poetry. 🙂
janet
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Yeah! Another purple fan. Long live purple lovers!
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I love purple…. I use to tell my students that I was the purple crayon in a box filled with yellows.. I was explaining the differences in people and how to embrace those differences. Life is boring if we’re all alike, but I do love purple… flowers especially. Nice writing as well. 😀
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Thanks! I always felt like an alien in my family. Maybe I was. 🙂
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Purple photos and purple prose! 🙂
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Woo-hoo! Embrace the inner purple.
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🙂
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Loving your photos and your narratives~
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LOL I love my notes. I think they are the closest thing to real blogging I do.
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Truly beautiful.
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Thanks!
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Beautiful writing Brenda!
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Thanks! I had fun being over-the-top purple.
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I can never decide whether my favorite color is blue or purple. After reading this beautiful poem, I’m making it purple (for the day).
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Excellent, I hope you enjoy your purple day!
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Beautiful purples for this week. And so summery too.
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Had to reach back to last summer, but I had to do justice to one of my favorite colors. I’m sad I missed pink. 🙂
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Beautiful post Brenda.
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Thanks! I do love purple. 🙂
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I like the reflection on the water.
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Thanks!
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Lovely words and images! Your posts are always a delight, Brenda. 🙂
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Thanks, Celia! That is a high compliment from you, given your beautiful flower pictures. I love that quote, the earth laughs in flowers. 🙂
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