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Roses are black, Violets are black, My garden is black, I'm blind
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Roses are black, Violets are black, My garden is black, I'm blind
The poem twists a familiar nursery rhyme. "Roses are red, violets are blue" promises bright color and a cheerful, predictable pattern. Here, the colors are stripped away. Roses are black, violets are black, and the whole garden is black too.
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