Post #2154574
2026-02-14 23:40 UTC
(continued ineptshieldmaid post)
"The word ‘purple’,
for clothes so fancy,
Entered English
By the ninth century
Why then are voilets
Not purple in song?
The dye from this mollusc,
known for so long
Is almost magenta;
More red than blue.
The concept of purple
is old, and yet new.
The dye is red,
So this might be true:
Roses are purple
And violets are blue"
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@shivers@mastodon.ie 2026-02-14 23:44
User: squeeful "While this song makes me merry, Tyrian purple dyes many a hue From magenta to berry And a true purple too. But fun as it is to watch this poetic race The answer is staring you right in the face: Roses are red and violets are blue Because nothing fucking rhymes with purple." 6/6