I find the attachment of meaning to color interesting. Red is anger, passion, danger. Yellow is happiness, cowardice, warning. Blue is sadness, calm, depth. Green is growth, greed, jealousy. Orange is... that bright color sort of with the happiness of yellow and the liveliness of red. Purple is a wealth. Black is dark, death. White is pure. Brown is earthy. Gray is blah:
Mirror, razor, hot cold tap,
Cold spoon, cold bowl, foil warp
Concrete, asphalt, cloudy skies,
Granite birdbath, statues' eyes,
Signpost, guard rail, silver Benz,
Wristwatch, white hair, mirrored lens,
Headlights, flood lights, parking blocks,
Staplers, three-rings, hollow rocks,
Chef knives, ladles, pots and pans,
Light bulbs, hand tools, soda cans,
Nickel, quarter, seven dimes,
Sidewalk, step stones, clinking chimes,
Key ring, door knob, AC vent,
Freezer, fridge door, elephant.
or is it? Colors mean different things in different cultures, but I wasn't surprised when I found most submitters followed the Western color meanings.
POETRY
her colors
you could have seen the red of her smile
you could have watched the pink buds grow
as you held hands amidst the green
and held fast against your lips to keep
that red of her grinning cheeks
you could have began your day with gold
fanned hair spun fine as thread
spackled sunlight on her skin
maybe the only hue youâd see would be
the light in the sky
the scarf on her neck
her eyes
her eyes
the soft colors in her words
instead of the lonely grey of empty sheets
you wouldnât have made her eyes run
watery black
and seen her vibrant hues fade from you
I applaud the use of multiple colors, bright vibrant colors, to "
aint a picture". What color is her scarf or here eyes, I wonder, but I guess he wouldn't know. The metaphors confuse me. I don't know if it was unintentional or to suggest objectophilia or maybe they're both objects so it isn't objectophilia. "spackled sunlight" is an odd phrase given that spackling is used to cover holes, cracks, and other minor surface defects. Would the subject find himself waking up next to a chipped/cracked porcelain doll? Did Ken fail with Barbie where Sir Gawain succeeded with Dame Ragnelle?
I am blue.
Yes it's true.
I am blue through and through.
In the streets, where I wander,
People see me and they ponder,
"Why is Reton looking glum?
"I'll talk with him to cheer him some."
Thus I hear the people say,
"Hey, Reton! Why so blue today?"
But I tell them that, "I wish not to talk."
Yet they continue to press me as I walk.
"Is it because your inbox is full of spam?"
"Perhaps that job you wanted didn't land?"
"Did you get run out of your house by rats?"
"Did a neighbor run over both your pet cats?"
"No, no, no!" I reply .
"If you are so curious I will tell you why."
By this I will tell you too,
The reason why I am so very blue.
There is a website that I oft go,
With a poetry contest that I love so.
Today, as I visited the contest thread,
I noticed that it was rather dead.
Therefore, I am blue.
Yes, I am blue and it's true.
I am blue through and through.
Those pet cats must be pretty useless if there's a possibility off getting run out by rats and owning two cats, but maybe it's the rats that caused the cats to be brought in. I like the rhyme scheme but I find the rhythm jarring, especially towards the fourth stanza.
Red.
Rose. Blood.
Courage.
Death.
Red is the blood that runs through our veins, our hearts, our wounds, but this poem relies too heavily on already established connections.
HAIKULove is Clear
What vessel am I,
That can be filled to the top,
And rendered empty?
What I like most about this entry is that it doesn't rely on tried and true meanings associated with colors. However, it does rely on the title to provide context. Otherwise, it is very concise, incisiveness, and Zen-like.
I draw this thin blade,
Across these pulsing blue lines,
A trickle of maize
I don't know what to make of this. The Flag of Alaska by way of the dancing aurora and the Big Dipper interpreted as a sickle or maybe the blue threads of the flag flapping in the wind? Perhaps a meteor shower against the Big Dipper and aurora?
The next theme is
Crumbling Walls, due October 24th.
