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Purple Bouquets Acknowledge AC's Success
According to gardenguides.com, "A bouquet of purple flowers traditionally represents acknowledgment for success and accomplishments. Throughout history, the color purple has been associated with royalty, dignity and admiration. There are several types of purple flowers that can become part of an admiration bouquet, from peculiar to common." These include lilacs.
Read more: http://www.gardenguides.com/81988-list-purple-flowers.html
So to acknowledge Associated Content's past success and future promise as part of Yahoo, I offer the following haiku:
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Nosegays of lilac --
We honor AC's success
With purple bouquets
Published by Mike Oberg
I am a retired engineer who enjoys photography. I post slideshows of my pictures and write articles on a range of topics. My daughter Maria Roth and my wife Mary Oberg are both AC contributors. View profile
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27 Comments
Post a CommentLilacs are my all time favorite
Good luck!
Oh, so THIS is your contest entry. Good one :)
love this haiku, best of luck to you!
Very nice. Perfect for the occasion, and the picture's just right, too! Good luck.
thanks for sharing
Very nice -- "nosegays of lilac" -- but then if anybody can write a flower haiku, it's gotta be you!
A purple bouquet to you for landing on the MCL... enjoyed the cultural history lesson, too!
Sweet!
Wonderful to see you on the Most Commented List again!