Crimson

Is crimson the new black Or just a poet's muse Should I be standing before the jury Yes your honor, it is true What will be the new crimson Candy apple red That sounds crisp, and cliched Perhaps scarlet instead Oh yes scarlet sounds brazen Is ruddy even a hue spill the kidney beans, will you crimson What is your relationship to blue Is it a burgundy vintage Red will always be the new wine A hidden army of terra cotta A hint of cosa nostra in carmine Crimson, you dazzle in your elegance you deserve the shining light Lets accede to Alfred, Lord Tennyson Now sleeps the crimson petal, now the white