Her blowing crimson-colored hair,
Like flames of wayward fire,
Caught those who strayed too long to stare
Then struggled with desire.
Next: brown
Her blowing crimson-colored hair,
Like flames of wayward fire,
Caught those who strayed too long to stare
Then struggled with desire.
Next: brown
murky reflections
of missed opportunities
regrets that bleed in hues
of raw umber, bitter coffee
and burnt sienna
Next: "Aubergine" - (dark purple eggplant)
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Live in the sunshine. Swim in the sea. Drink the wild air ~Ralph Waldo Emerson
There was a happy eggplant.
He had a purplish hue.
He looked so peaceful growing there,
But now he's in my stew.
Next: lapis blue
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When Vermeer painted "Woman in Blue"
And the "Girl With a Pearl Earring" too
He ground the Lapis Lazuli stone
On his own, in his home
for the perfect hue
of blue.
Next color: Pearl
Last edited by Melanie; 06-27-2013 at 06:33 PM.
Live in the sunshine. Swim in the sea. Drink the wild air ~Ralph Waldo Emerson
Pearl
Opaque
purity
inciting much desire
while concealing
secrets,
reveling nothing,
clouded beauty
it seems so passive,
while creating
such turmoil,
taunting sensuality
a truth coated
behind many lies,
how chaste
while so oft
the cause
of new fallen blood
bit it only calmly
waits untouched.
Next: Turquoise
Deep into that darkness peering, long I stood there, wondering, fearing, doubting, dreaming dreams no mortal ever dared to dream before. ~ Edgar Allan Poe
The smartest Turkish folks have strange eyes
Not grass green nor as blue as the skies
This odd color was named
By an old king, who claimed
That "there's wise, and then there's Turk wise."
Next: Clear, like water or glass
You must be the change you wish to see in the world. -- Mahatma Gandhi
Peering through the clearing
Missing what is there,
Clear as ice, and more-so, nice.
I skipped the clear, fresh air.
Next: bright sky blue
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Remember when
diamonds danced
on every tip
of bright sky blue
rippled waters,
and sunshine
cast lights on walls
among shadows?
Ah, young love.
Next color: midnight blue
Last edited by Melanie; 07-13-2013 at 03:37 PM. Reason: added a comma
Live in the sunshine. Swim in the sea. Drink the wild air ~Ralph Waldo Emerson
a poem just a bit late I'd like to share:
Sierra Blue and Gold
Bright sky blue
eager dews
Alpine lakes
crisp and cool
Sierra's refuge
earth and sky
Golden treasures
forever near
7/13/2013 r.8/9/2013
Partially borrowed from a cacian poem:
Scorpio
the mystery
in your eyes
is like the
nocturnal sea -
cold
midnight blue;
seething -
as nothing
is hidden
from your gaze
7/13/2013
Next: Coke bottle green
Ta ! (short for tarradiddle),
tailor STATELY
Last edited by tailor STATELY; 08-09-2013 at 08:59 PM. Reason: nigh>near
tailor
who am I but a stitch in time
what if I were to bare my soul
would you see me origami
7-8-2015
green sheen
truly serene
droplets of preen
shine upon seen
next: silver
it may never try
but when it does it sigh
it is just that
good
it fly
They sparkle silvery, shiny, bright.
The pockets on her jeans love light
And when she walks her hip-flip sway
Will hypnotize the boys today.
Next: yellow
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yellow
your brightness
follow
along the lines shallow
your lightness
mellow
radiant
pallow
a tune is but wallow
next: topaz
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it may never try
but when it does it sigh
it is just that
good
it fly
Topaz Skies
Sing to me of topaz skies
Feel my heartbeat quaver
as I gaze into your eyes
Say you love, love
as you gaze into my eyes
Feel my heartbeat quaver
Sing to me of topaz skies
8/9/2013
Next: MistyRose
Ta ! (short for tarradiddle),
tailor STATELY
tailor
who am I but a stitch in time
what if I were to bare my soul
would you see me origami
7-8-2015
Too light be a proper pink,
Too dark to doubt it's not,
It's misty, shy, so one might think.
Up close it's just as hot.
Next: spring green
My blog: https://frankhubeny.blog/
spring green
meet me clean
and you shall ween
palaces seen
mahogany
it may never try
but when it does it sigh
it is just that
good
it fly