i like my sky cerulean
my clouds in platinum.
the earth beneath my
feet in russet tones,
the grass viridian.
and at the shore i like my
sea to foam in azure mist,
the warm soft sand
between my toes a pale
papaya whip. the lemon
chiffon sun at dawn is loveliest
in tangerine. at dusk an amber
glow at the horizon’s edge
is quite serene a scene.
when storm clouds come as
they oft’ do, i fancy them
in purple taupe, the lightning
flashes ghost white underneath
a mint cream moon. the night
sky phthalo-black, a backdrop
for the splashed white stars…
give me a box of crayons,
i’ll be quite content for hours!
~ kat ~ 29 October 2015
October 30th, 2015 at 4:09 pm
I love this and the colors are wonderful. I saw that word you used last week and loved it but now these others are cool as well! Will have to use some of them azure mist! love this
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October 30th, 2015 at 6:36 pm
Thanks Lynn! I love to color. It was a favorite pastime with my children. In fact, last Christmas we got everyone coloring books and crayons for Christmas. It was a great calm down activity. Everyone from the youngest to the oldest intent on coloring their books. So much fun!
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October 30th, 2015 at 6:42 pm
It is!
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November 4th, 2015 at 10:42 am
Even though you spelled color wrong, this was a wonderful poem. 🙂
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November 4th, 2015 at 10:43 am
That was me just playing on your British spelling of the word in the title… 😀
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November 4th, 2015 at 10:46 am
No worries my friend…I have been known to create new words out of thin air! The elegance of the colors in the poem I felt needed a more traditional title…hence proper English! 😊
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November 4th, 2015 at 10:50 am
And you did a great job in creating ‘the elegance of colors’. I love playing with colors in poetry, something about them that just quickly connects us, emotionally, to the words.
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November 4th, 2015 at 10:53 am
So true. Thanks! 🙂
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