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The Human Hues

She slipped clumsily in a café Looked all around her from the corner of her eye Felt all eyes upon her Bit her lip and flushed crimson disconcertedly. He was sacked, literally fired Got down in the dumps Was down and out and was left feeling blue so gloomily. He gave her a blossomed rose Blood rushed to her cheeks She blushed a deep red so joyously. She watched her rival from afar Summed up her envy in reflex and she turned green jealously. It looked hale and hearty Ooh the cherubic chubby cheeks Baby looked in the pink as it babbled away innocently. She heard of a loved one's demise. That was a shock indeed She went white as a sheet as she then wept so woefully. She saw a teeny-weeny spider on her skirts Talk of arachnids and phobias, yikes! She turned a pale yellow in fright as she screamed fearfully. He found his sweetheart in another man's arms Doubted his own charms and his face went purple with rage almost immediately. He faced his lifelong enemy Hate brimmed up in him as his bitterness found a vent He shot him a black glare most scornfully well well, it might seem that the worst of all the human hues are the melancholic depressing blues But I think being green for jealousy and the black of hate top the list in deserving poohs. Mind you these human pigmentation of emotion are a matter of reflex for you can't choose which of the human hues you'd like to wear, on party day and which you'd rather not use.

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Date: 11/12/2015 1:03:00 PM
Assalamoalaikum, lovely sis.......quiet a feat to express human emotions through colours....fantastic
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Date: 7/15/2014 11:37:00 AM
Great depiction of the hues of color in life
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Date: 4/25/2014 10:15:00 PM
Fun cycling through the colors with their assigned emotions. Orange you glad you didn't have to rhyme this one, door hinge being the only thing that fits at all. Seriously, however, very nice work and thoroughly enjoyable.
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Date: 4/24/2014 1:39:00 PM
Nice narrative, and layered with detailed imagery. You are a solid writer. Bravo, Poet!
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Date: 4/16/2014 3:43:00 PM
this was sure an interesting one. Doing the contest by using the expressions to depict human emotions thru colors. Yep, green is a really nasty one!!! I like sunny yellow!!! mellow yellow!
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S.Zaynab Kamoonpuri
Date: 4/17/2014 8:47:00 AM
Helo, andrea, yeah but without any basis westerners only, have signified green as the color of jealousy. But no colors are bad by themselves. Green actually i read is a pervasive color of nature, of the spring of life and other merits. All colors r gud. Thanx n take care.
Date: 3/28/2014 10:35:00 PM
Bravo, written with great skill.
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Date: 3/27/2014 12:59:00 PM
really enjoyed visualising the colours to express the emotions - very well written. Jan xxx
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Date: 3/27/2014 7:48:00 AM
Nice use of colors to express emotions. The the rhythmic situations enhances the beauty. Enjoyed it a lot.
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