People in the town of Leiden

Perhaps to make their life brighten

In droves, tulips they planted

Hoping to make the town enchanted

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Their native son Rembrandt

By then, an artist recognized so grand

Famous in all of Holland and beyond

A Dutchman, in their hearts grew very fond

To the bulbs, his name they adorned

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The tulips with contrasting hues

From citizens drew rave reviews

A secret was brewing

That no one knew was coming

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Invisible was the virus

That made the flowers so desirous

Carrying the infection from flower to flower, an aphid

An insect that destroys a plant, so rapid

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With the secret unraveled

The Dutch, no longer baffled

The farmers seizing an opportunity 

Engineered a new healthy breed with unity  

The infected bulbs gone for eternity

With Tulip Season winding down, a small verse about the Rembrandt Tulips.

People in the town of Leiden

Perhaps to make their life brighten

In droves, tulips they planted

Hoping to make the town enchanted

Their native son Rembrandt

By then, an artist recognized so grand

Famous in all of Holland and beyond

A Dutchman, in their hearts grew very fond

To the bulbs, his name they adorned

 The tulips with contrasting hues

From citizens drew rave reviews

A secret was brewing

That no one knew was coming

 Invisible was the virus

That made the flowers so desirous

Carrying the infection from flower to flower, an aphid

An insect that destroys a plant, so rapid

 With the secret unraveled

The Dutch, no longer baffled

The farmers seizing an opportunity 

Engineered a new healthy breed with unity  

The infected bulbs gone for eternity