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Roses are red, This is the stereotypical poem. Its origins are unknown, but may, according to Wikipedia, be traced to these lines from Sir Edmund Spenser's The Faerie Queene:
Violets are blue, Sugar is sweet; And so are you. It was upon a Sommers shynie day, "Blew" is an old spelling of "blue". Both roses and violets exist in varieties of many colours. Viola sororia and Viola odorata are the bluest violets; red roses are hybrid teas of the genus Rosa.
It has often been parodied.
When Titan faire his beames did display, In a fresh fountaine, farre from all mens vew, She bath'd her brest, the boyling heat t'allay; She bath'd with roses red, and violets blew, And all the sweetest flowres, that in the forrest grew. Variants:Roses are red Violets are blue I've got a knife Get in the van. Roses are red My feet are green It's Valentine's Day So let's get obscene. Roses are red, Violets are violet, Blah blah blah, Let's shag. Roses are green, Violets are yellow. This doesn't rhyme, And I'm color-blind. Roses are red Violets are blue I have V.D. Now you have it too. Roses are red Violets are blue Sugar is sweet And so are you But the roses are wilting The violets are dead The sugar bowl's empty And so is your head. Roses are red Violets are blue Sexual hormones Are why I love you Roses are red Daffodils are yellow I'd rather have rabies Than be your fellow Roses are red Corpses are blue When this poem rhymes, You'll be one as well. Roses are green Unicorns are pencil This poem makes no sense Toaster. Roses are red, and violets are blue Nothing I've seen is sweeter than you Let's plant a seed of love that can bloom Withstanding all, all the time shining true Violets are blue, roses are red And one day all that we know will be dead So let's plant the seed and let love be true Till the day roses wither and I'll be without you Roses are red, and violets are blue Daffodils are yellow, all of this is true Let's just be happy, no one wants to be blue 'Cause roses are red and violets are blue Roses are red, Violets are blue. At least, that's what they tell me, Because I am blind. — Gary Larson Roses are red Violets are Blue Chicken shit stinks And so do you Violets are blue Roses are red I hate you I wish you were dead. Roses are (sometimes) red, Violets are (sometimes) blue, I've got Aspergers, Have you got it too? Roses are Red Violets are blue This line doesn't rhyme And neither does this one Variants in media:Comic BooksRoses are red Fan Fiction
Lemons do pucker Prisoners escape When the guard is a sucker! — The Adventures of Captain Jack roses r red Film
violas r blu iv got a hug fuking dik nd hey u natsy slut i fucin luv u — Naruto Veangance Revelaitons Roses are red, Literature
violets are blue ... I'm about to fuck up. So what else is new? — Colin, Greenfingers Roses are red And ready for plucking; You are sixteen And ready for high school. — Kurt Vonnegut, Breakfast Of Champions Raseuse arręte, valet de Tsar bat loups Joues gare et suite, un sot voyou. — Mots d'Heures: Gousses, Rames* Roses are red, Corpses are blue, On Valentine's day You'll die too! — R. L. Stine, "Broken Hearts" Roses are red, violets are blue, Magazines
Angels in heaven know I love you Roses are red Music
The hoisery's nude This dress is heinous Your stylist should be sued — Bullseye, Entertainment Weekly, Issue #1197 Roses are red, yes, and violets are blue. I looked for both, but they never grew. Roses are red, yes, and that stands for lust — The other's for innocence; for that, I'm not fussed. — Zoe's Adventures Under Ground, "River Rise Over" Roses are red, Violets are purple, Sugar is sweet, And so's maple surple. — Roger Miller, "Dang Me" Roses are red, violets are blue And time is beginning to crawl I just might have to come see you Where teardrops fall — Bob Dylan (no, really), "Where Teardrops Fall" Roses are red, my love. Violets are blue. Sugar is sweet, my love. But not as sweet as you. Then I went far away and you found someone new. I read your letter dear, and I wrote back to you: "Roses are red, my love. Violets are blue. Sugar is sweet, my love. Good luck, may God bless you." — Bobby Vinton, "Roses Are Red (My Love)" Roses are red And violets are blue Honey is sweet But not as sweet as you — Aqua, "Roses Are Red" (Different song, same title.) Violets are blue Roses are red Daisies are yellow The flowers are dead. — Lil Wayne, "I Feel Like Dying" The rose is red, Violets are blue, Sugar's sweet; Sweetie, so are you! — George Gershwin, Ira Gershwin & Gus Kahn, "So Are You" Roses are red Newspaper Comics
Violets are blue Until I met Psalty I was blue, too. — Psaltina, Kids Praise 3: Funtastic Family! Roses are red, And:
A deep crimson hue, When you got in trouble, You sure were too! Ha ha! * Roses are red Violets are blue If something smells bad it's gotta be you. Roses are red Emeralds are green You must weigh more Than a washing machine. Roses are red, tomatoes are too If I had one now I'd throw it at you. Roses are red Like a big fiery comet Your face would make even Quasimodo vomit. Roses are red Daffodils gold You might look better If you scraped off that mold. Roses are red Television
Looming huge to the ant; I wish you would drown In a waste treatment plant — Fox Trot * Violets are blue Roses are red My sons were right Go soak your head — Carey Martin, The Suite Life of Zack and Cody Roses are red Violets are blue Have sex in the Corps And I'll break your neck — Deacon Jones, G Vs E Roses are red Video Games
Violets are fickle When I'm done with you All you'll have left is this nickel — Maris Crane, Frasier Roses are gray Violets are gray I'm dead and color-blind. — Forsaken male /silly emote, World of Warcraft Violets are blue Roses are red We're coming aboard Prepare to eat lead — A book of pirate poems, Monkey Island 2: LeChuck's Revenge Roses are red Zombies are blue But my face is white* So you know I'm true — Eriko, Revelations Persona Roses are red Webcomics
Violets are blue You suck — Graffiti written below an over-the-top poem in Left 4 Dead Roses are red, Violets are blue, You're really hot, Let's fuck. — Sven Bianchi, Questionable Content #1189 
Roses be red, Violence be bloody, Littleton kid went Killing with his buddy. Una-bomber! Oklahoma! Fire down ho! Sharks in da gene pool, North of Kosovo! Everyone's packing, So I'll pack my nickel bag, Gonna get my peace on and offer yas a drag. — Monique, Sinfest [1]
Roses are red, Violets are violet. Here's the Zorgon spies, Yo momma's a harlot. — Lodoze (parody of Lobo), Sluggy Freelance (22 June 2001 )
Roses are red I give them to mom She makes me cookies Nommy nom noms — Cinna the Poet, Hark! A Vagrant ([2] )
You need a poem? Fine! Roses are red Green is the grass I'm sorry I hurt you I'm a horse's ass. If you need a haiku, just remember "peace-shattering moron" is six syllables. — Fred Macintire (advising Lisa), Something Positive Roses are red Web Original
Daisies are yellow (she's briefly interrupted) I am in love with A nerdy young fellow. — Fuchsia, Sinfest 2009-05-18: Love Poetry
Roses are red Violets are blue One day we'll cruise Down Blood Gulch Avenue — First verse of the Red vs. Blue theme Roses are red, Violets; they're blue, Jimmy Stewart is awesome; Doo dee doo dee doo. — Jimmy Stewart (supposedly), How It Should Have Ended: It's a Wonderful Life roses = '#ff0000'; violets = '#0000ff'; find ~ -name base -exec chown -R you {} \; — Chaos Computer Club Roses are red, Violets are blue, Your house is covered In piles of excrement — Ben "Yahtzee" Croshaw, reviewing Saint's Row 2 Roses are red Western Animation
The Crisseagrim's blue You're a miserable pile of secrets But enough talk, have at you! — Anonymous' "Roses are red, violets are blue." That's what they say, but it just isn't true. Roses are red, and apples are too, But violets are violet. Violets aren't blue. An orange is orange, but Greenland's not green And a pinky's not pink. So what does it mean? To call something blue when it's not, we defile it. But ah, what the heck: it's hard to rhyme "violet". — Dot Warner, Animaniacs Roses are red, violets are blue, If I had your face, I'd be in a zoo. — Roy Rooster, Garfield and Friends Roses are red, Violets are blue, Sugar is sweet, [belches] AND I'M MELTING FOR YOUUUU!!! — Heffer Wolfe, Rocko's Modern Life The movies are gray The TV is black The horses are running Please bring me some food — Heinz Doofenshmirtz, Phineas and Ferb Roses R Red Roses R Blue It's time for Poet's Corner! — Intro to the poetry segment of Cartoon Planet Roses are red, Violets are blue If skunks had a college, They'd call it P.U. — Looney Tunes, "Hollywood Canine Canteen"(1946) Roses are red, Violets are pink, Flowers smell good, But you sure sCENSORED! — Telegram delivered by Bugs Bunny, "Buckaroo Bugs" (Bugs then finished the line by shouting it in the recipient's face. The final word is of course, STINK!) Roses are red, Posies are green, Sorry about Denmark, I was too mean. — Hans, The Penguins of Madagascar Roses are red, But Morton is blue. Boo hoo hoo hoo (face into typewriter) — Mr. Morton, Schoolhouse Rock Robotnik is rotten, Alfalfa is sneezy; The minute I met her, I loved my Breezie. — Sonic the Hedgehog, in his love letter/poem parody to Breezie, Adventures Of Sonic The Hedgehog Roses are red, violets are blue... Once these* fry, I'm guessing this lame poem is... [destroys the keyboard, only to find that the poem spell is still working] through?! [cue Big "NO!"] — Danny Phantom
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