purple

I like all colors,

but purple is lower on the list than most.

And so I was less than thrilled about this month's installment

of the Color Your World Challenge

until I remembered the lines

"For purple mountains' majesty/above the fruited plain"

from "America the Beautiful.

Ah, ha.

I have always loved the way mountains

layer away, fainter and fainter

into the distance.

And so I found my inspiration.