I Am the Colour Red

I Am The Colour Red

     I am the colour Red
     A bright colour it is said,
     The colour of the sunrise,
     A warm and fire glow Red.

     I would like to be a Green
     For Green is so serene;
     But as I have just said
     I am the colour Red.

     I would not want to be a Blue;
     A cool and distant hue.
     Perhaps I could be Gold,
     No, Gold is very old.

     I think I would like to be seen
     As verdant evergreen.
     Better than a Blue,
     No, Blue would be taboo.

     Maybe the colour Grey,
     But maybe not today,
     Perhaps Russet after all
     The colour of the fall.

     But that is a passing shade
     Of which uncertainty is made,
     Or I could be a Grey
     On another day,
     Better than a Blue
     That would never do,
     Rather be a Green,
     Yes, I could be seen
     As a Summer shade of Green.
     But after all is said
     I think I really am a Red.

        13/09/17

For Contest 'Best Rhyming Poem, July - Sept 2017'
By John Hamilton

Copyright © | Year Posted 2017



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Date: 7/3/2019 8:46:00 PM
I enjoyed this Barry. Every color has its own energy. Congratulations on your first place win! : )
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Barry Stebbings
Date: 7/4/2019 3:54:00 PM
Thank you very much, Connie. // Barry
Date: 10/1/2017 11:26:00 PM
A VERY LOVELY POEM.... ---VERONICA
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Date: 10/2/2017 3:55:00 AM
Thank you very much, Veronica. // Barry
Date: 9/13/2017 2:27:00 PM
A cute , fun poem Barry :) I enjoyed it.
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Barry Stebbings
Date: 9/13/2017 4:15:00 PM
Thank you very much, Heidi. // Barry
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