My Choice

My Choice

If I could be a colour 
And the choice was up to me
I might choose blue like summer
skies, or deep deep green of sea

I may consider yellow
Like a golden summer sun
Or orange at its setting
When the long hot day is done

Perhaps I’d match a full blown rose
In her gown of scarlet red
Or blend in with the violets
Asleep in the garden bed

The colours in my paintbox
After rain, they make a bow
And now, the last but not the
least, my choice, ‘soft Indigo.’


for Linda Marie's colour contest
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Brown Avatar
April 15, 2010 at 6:34 AM
Congratulations on your win in Linda's contest Margaret. Love, Carol
Marcum Wong Avatar
April 10, 2010 at 1:28 PM
Margaret, this poem was wonderfully written. It inspires and I love the color you finally decided on....soft indigo. Congratulations on your well deserved win. Aloha, Connie
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April 8, 2010 at 7:47 AM
Congratulations on your win Margaret. Love, Joyce
Mehta Avatar
April 8, 2010 at 12:51 AM
Congrats on the HM. It's a good choice
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April 7, 2010 at 6:17 PM
Lots of colors to choose from. Nice use of imagery. Congratulations on your win in Linda-Marie's contest. Enjoy your honor. Keep on writing! Karen
Freeman Avatar
April 7, 2010 at 6:12 PM
Congratulations on your success in this contest Margaret, Agape, Moses
Richards Avatar
April 7, 2010 at 3:31 PM
This one is lovely....a true winning poem. Congratulations, Margaret, soft Indigo...what a perfect color to choose! ~ Love, Carrie
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April 7, 2010 at 3:29 PM
I knew this poem would do well in the contest, Margaret. Congratulations! Love, Carolyn
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April 7, 2010 at 2:49 PM
Margaret, many congratulations on your win in Linda-Marie's fine contest >> James
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April 7, 2010 at 2:20 PM
Congrats Margaret on your HM in my crayon contest.. a wonderful write and honor for u to enjoy and thankxxx for supporting my first contest...luv.. Linda-Marie..
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April 4, 2010 at 3:39 AM
a really good poem i really loved it good luck with the compition hun xx
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April 3, 2010 at 6:30 PM
wonderful, you named the color in the end!! I had one like this, multi colored, but I made up a brand new one just for LInda. haha. I really like yours, margaret and I liked all those colors you described. Thanks so much for reading Captured. I think you are the only one who read it after I mentioned it in my blog. Have you ever done a sonnet chapbook? I would love to see it if you ever do it. LUv,Andrea
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April 3, 2010 at 9:56 AM
Great colorful write, Margaret. Very well written. Good luck on the contest. Best wishes, Caroline.
Richards Avatar
April 3, 2010 at 7:41 AM
A lovely entry to the contest, Margaret!! All the colors are seen in your wonderful poetry! Good luck! ~ Love, Carrie
Palli Avatar
April 3, 2010 at 7:05 AM
Wonderful! Loved it.
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April 3, 2010 at 12:24 AM
Lovely poem filled with beautiful colors, Margaret. I'm sure Linda-Marie will like this one as much as I do. Love and best wishes for success in the contest. Love, Carolyn
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