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Whether golden tinged green,
Or green faded towards yellow;
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Chartreuse glows like chlorophyll infused sunlight.
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Named for a French mountain monastery where monks make herbal infused liqueur;
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even this botanical liqueur comes in a greener variety (more potent)
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and a milder, sweeter yellow golden variety.
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“Chartreuse” is the given name of a family of colors, more than any one particular shade.
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Sometimes fashionable, sometimes not;
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An acquired taste, perhaps,
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Which can light up the garden, on even grey and cloudy days,
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Chartreuse.
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