Post #2154576
2026-02-14 13:10 UTC
@shivers
That poem is older than the term for the colour purple. So yea violets once were blue because we didn't have a word for purple yet...
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@shivers@mastodon.ie 2026-02-14 23:47
@agowa338 Sorry I got distracted this morning - the thread continues and mentions that point, but then someone's follow on tumblr post counters it talking about purpura.