Warning: When I Am An Old Woman I Shall Wear Purple ~ by Jenny Joseph, 2022, poetry, 32 pages, 10/10
In "Warning," written in 1961, the poem's respectable middle-aged woman indulges in her fantasy of the gabby old crone with her outrageous clothes and dotty behavior. It now appears as an illustrated book with drawings by Pythia Ashton-Jewell specially designed to suit its unique character.
Today, I also let Kate borrow my larger book about this poem. I've blogged about it several times before.
HERE is one of those times. During a big event today, I sat down with a couple of my friends, and more than one person came over to mention that all three of us were wearing purple.
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Purple is my mother's favorite color so she often wears it and I think of this poem when she does.
When Kate returned the book, she left this comment on a sticky note: "Poignant, Funny, True — Thanks, Bonnie!"
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