Orange Is Arrogant and Pompous

Orange steps into view
Demanding her due,
Green plots
Blue demurs
Pink laughs

Grandma rolls her eyes
She has met other oranges
Purple sits tight, not relinquishing the throne.
Grandma mouths ‘sit put’ to Purple

Orange throws the biggest nastiest fit ever seen in the forest.
She wants Purple to give her the respect she thinks she has earned.
She uses mean words, and gives us her worst example of terrible.
Blue masquerades as a bunny; a quick flash and she is gone.

Pink and Green look to Grandma who turns and walks off.
Both Purple and the throne have disappeared, tucked away safely elsewhere.
Orange throws herself down on the grass, yelling and kicking.
Screaming until she is hoarse, until she loses her words.

Spoiled, the elves think. Irreverent, the faeries agree.
She should have been respectful to Grandma, whispers Green.
Pink laughs
Copyright © | Year Posted 2018


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Date: 11/27/2018 9:58:00 PM
Why does Orange get so irritable? She's among friends...doesn't she know that?
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Caren Krutsinger
Date: 11/27/2018 10:13:00 PM
Because EYE am ORANGE! That's why. It is My favoritest-est-est-est-est color, and I am ORANGE! You do not know about my irritability, because I hide it so well. Sh! I think I hear my machete calling.
Date: 11/23/2018 9:45:00 PM
I really enjoyed the fun concept of colors reacting to orange’s tantrums, Caren! Such a creative write! Loved this! :)
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Caren Krutsinger
Date: 11/23/2018 10:00:00 PM
Thank you, Laura. I was thinking how much fun it would be to personify colors, and make them stomp around, doing my bidding. It was great fun, so I may have a prequel, a sequel, and a she-quel. You never know.
Date: 11/23/2018 6:54:00 PM
I ADORE this! ;) So brilliantly original and uniquely YOU, my friend! I love seeing orange throwing temper-tantrums and the reactions of the other colors. Another instant FAV!!!
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Caren Krutsinger
Date: 11/23/2018 9:14:00 PM
I am all about colors, and actually, heh, heh, orange is my favorite.
Date: 11/23/2018 6:14:00 PM
That is so, so clever!
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Caren Krutsinger
Date: 11/23/2018 9:14:00 PM
Thank you. I had a lot of fun figuring it out.
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