Nancy Byrd Turner once wrote a poem celebrating October
called "Black and Gold."
Here it is:
Everything is black and gold,
Black and gold, to-night:
Yellow pumpkins, yellow moon
Yellow candlelight;
Jet-black cats with golden eyes
Shadows black as ink,
Firelight blinking in the dark
With a yellow blink
Black and gold, black and gold
Nothing in between-
When the world turns black and gold
Then it's Halloween!
Black and gold, to-night:
Yellow pumpkins, yellow moon
Yellow candlelight;
Jet-black cats with golden eyes
Shadows black as ink,
Firelight blinking in the dark
With a yellow blink
Black and gold, black and gold
Nothing in between-
When the world turns black and gold
Then it's Halloween!
I thought of this poem when I saw some black flowers in Google images.
And I though, what better choice for Halloween then black flowers?
Here are a few:
Black iris:
black tulips:
black pansies:
www.coldclimategardening.com Kathy Purdy
black and gold:
When mixed with golden orange and white,
black flowers are just right for celebrating the month of October.
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