Warning
by Jenny Joseph

When I am an old woman I shall wear purple
With a red hat which doesn't go, and doesn't suit me.
And I shall spend my pension on brandy and summer gloves
And satin sandals, and say we've no money for butter.
I shall sit down on the pavement when I'm tired
And gobble up samples in shops and press alarm bells
And run my stick along the public railings
And make up for the sobriety of my youth.
I shall go out in my slippers in the rain
And pick flowers in other people's gardens
And learn to spit.

You can wear terrible shirts and grow more fat
And eat three pounds of sausages at a go
Or only bread and pickle for a week
And hoard pens and pencils and beermats and things in boxes.

But now we must have clothes that keep us dry
And pay our rent and not swear in the street
And set a good example for the children.
We must have friends to dinner and read the papers.

But maybe I ought to practice a little now?
So people who know me are not too shocked and surprised
When suddenly I am old, and start to wear purple.

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Purple is my favorite Color.

Being the combination of red and blue, the warmest and coolest colors, purple is believed to be the ideal color.

Purple is the color of good judgment.

Purple is the color of people seeking spiritual fulfillment.

It is said if you surround yourself with purple you will have peace of mind.

Purple is a good color to use in meditation.

Purple has been used to symbolize magic and mystery.

Most children love the color purple.

Purple is the color most favored by artists.

Thursday's color is purple.

Purple is royalty.

Purple is a mysterious color associated with both nobility and spirituality.

Violet is the color of purpose.

A purple room can boost a child's imagination or an artist's creativity.

Violet is associated with the Crown chakra (This links individual and universe).

Purple has a special, almost sacred place in nature: lavender, orchid, lilac, and violet flowers are often delicate and considered precious.

Wear purple when you want to encourage fantasy, mystery and imagination.

Purple is the color of mourning for widows in Thailand.

Purple was the favorite color of Egypt's Cleopatra.

Purple robes were worn by royalty and people of authority or high rank.

The Purple Heart is a U.S. Military decoration given to soldiers wounded in battle.

Purple Haze means a state of confusion or euphoria, possibly drug-induced, type of marijuana.

Violet is a combination of blue and red. Red is a focusing, dynamic and active energy while blue is cooling, calming and expansive. Violet brings a new dynamic to the expansion of blue and the activity of red. Red brings practicality to the undirected expansiveness of the blue, and allows more creative energy to emerge. For this reason, violet is associated with imagination and inspiration.

Put some purple in your life when you want:

* to use your imagination to its fullest
* to re-balance your life
* to remove obstacles
* to calm overactivity or to energize from depression

These words are synonymous with purple or represent various shades of the color purple: Violet, plum, lavender, lilac, puce, thistle, orchid, mauve, magenta, royal, amethyst, wine, pomegranate, eggplant, mulberry.

Extra:

Pantone Selects Color of the Year for 2008: PANTONE® 18-3943 BLUE IRIS
Where is the line between blue and purple? What if you want to use a color with a spirtual calm? For 2008 it may be a color called PANTONE 18-3943 Blue Iris. Named by Pantone as the 2008 Color of the Year, they tell us that:

"Combining the stable and calming aspects of blue with the mystical and spiritual qualities of purple, Blue Iris satisfies the need for reassurance in a complex world, while adding a hint of mystery and excitement."

Looking for a fresh, modern color palette for print projects coming up in the new year? Pantone suggests teaming up Blue Iris with deep plums (another purple color), red-browns, yellow-greens, grape (another purple), and gray.

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More Colors:
August's Color is Gold [link]
July's Color is Red [link]
June's Color is Yellow [link]
May's Color is Orange [link]
April's Color is Green [link]
White is a Color and a Colour (March's Color is White) [link]
February is Pink Journal Entry [link]
January is Blue Journal Entry [link]

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