What Was the Color Purple

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What was the color purple?

was it the purple flowers 
abundant in the field
or the royal robes of Celie’s child
when the miracle is revealed

what could the color purple be
as Alice Walker’s muse
a dark discoloration, you see 
commonly called abuse

1/15/19

Purple Contest Sponsored by Kevin Shaw  3rd Place


Alice Walker  author of “The Color Purple”

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P.S. Awtry

Date: 1/21/2019 9:51:00 PM

Congratulations Janis, on your win :)

Eve Roper

Date: 1/16/2019 3:56:00 PM

I enjoyed reading , Janis, very well written with great imagery. Good luck in the contest. Hugs Eve ~`*

Jan Allison

Date: 1/16/2019 5:36:00 AM

I got a shiver down my spine reading the second stanza, great take on the contest theme, hugs Jan xx

Maureen McGreavy The Insolent Rib

Date: 1/15/2019 10:42:00 PM

Oh, well done. Succinct. A favourite book and movie. Already a winner for me, my best to you in the contest. xomo

Connie Marcum Wong

Date: 1/15/2019 9:58:00 PM

Wow Janis, this is poignantly expressed with concise lines that creates an impact on the heart, especially if one has seen the movie or read the book. Excellent Janis! That is one of my alltime favorite movies. I know this poem will have a top placement! : ) xxoo