"The Purple Cow!" by Gelett Burgess is a playful poem that took hold of hearts back in the 1890s; a lighthearted piece made for children, it's all about seeing the world with imagination and wonder. The poem bounces along with a narrator's thoughts on a made-up purple cow, touching on how special it is to be different and laugh at what doesn't make sense. In this story, the speaker is amused by the very idea of a purple cow, and wants to see one. The poem ends with a fun surprise, sharing that it's better to see a purple cow than be one. Through simple words that stick in your head, "The Purple Cow!" grabs your attention and asks you to enjoy the fun of wild ideas.
The Purple Cow!
By Gelett Burgess
Prepare to be delighted by a playful verse about a uniquely colored farm animal and the whimsical wish to simply observe its peculiarity rather than embody it.
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About the AuthorFrank Gelett Burgess was an American artist, art critic, poet, author and humorist. An important figure in the San Francisco Bay Area literary renaissance of the 1890s, particularly through his iconoclastic little magazine, The Lark, and association with The Crowd literary group. He is best known as a writer of nonsense verse, such as "The Purple Cow," and for introducing French modern art to the United States in an essay titled "The Wild Men of Paris." He was the illustrator of the Goops murals, in Coppa's restaurant, in the Montgomery Block and author of the popular Goops books. Burgess coined the term "blurb."
Frank Gelett Burgess was an American artist, art critic, poet, author and humorist. An important figure in the San Francisco Bay Area literary renaissance of the 1890s, particularly through his iconoclastic little magazine, The Lark, and association with The Crowd literary group. He is best known as a writer of nonsense verse, such as "The Purple Cow," and for introducing French modern art to the United States in an essay titled "The Wild Men of Paris." He was the illustrator of the Goops murals, in Coppa's restaurant, in the Montgomery Block and author of the popular Goops books. Burgess coined the term "blurb."
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