Grow Purple Flowers to Attract Butterflies

My wardrobe is becoming increasingly purple.  I noticed this yesterday when I was doing my laundry.  I have a LOT of purple tops.  A few seasons ago when purple was really in style I was very happy about this because I've always looked good in purple.  But now I can't seem to get away from it - I even have purple socks and underwear!  And I can't help but think about that poem by Jenny Joseph called "Warning":

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. 


Great.  I'm becoming an old woman.  Next stop:  seat belt stuck in the car door.

Original material © 2011 betsylolafalanadowling.blogspot.com, Brain Fuzz & Betsy Dowling, All Rights Reserved

The poem "Warning" was written by Jenny Joseph.

Image of butterfly from Zazzle Greeting Cards:  http://www.zazzle.com/monarch_butterfly_on_purple_flowers_greeting_card-137590500942228188