Yahoo! recently purchased the content writing website Associated Content, and have sponsored a poetry contest to celebrate. They're offering $100 for the best haiku about the color purple and I just submitted my entry called A Piece of Purple. I also added a great little piece about purple and the history of purple dye.
Here's a snippet as a teaser...
Hazy heather hill
Mystic king in royal robe
Deep lavender sky
Purple is rare in nature, and seems to occur only in the most remarkable and beautiful things: sunsets, starfish, sapphires, and seashells. It evokes a sense of mystery, luxury, and royalty. Purple was a very difficult color to reproduce in the ancient world - a feat that wasn't accomplished until approximately 1,900 BCE.
Read the rest of my History of Purple here and then let me know what you think!
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