Red Is So Important

Fire hydrants, fire trucks and firemen's faces After they have been heated up Chocolate heart boxes, and the prettiest roses Some of the most fragrant tulips Ruby jewelry, all sparkly and haughty My favorite boots, my checkered shirt, my brick oven An artist once told me without a splash of red, art is not art I do not know about that, for I favor orange, which is red with the sun Red umbrella with orange cats, red dog collar, red french fry holder Valentines, and Santa Claus, Christmas stockings trimmed in green Best of all, my mother's red stove in the early 60's Which no one else bought because all other stoves were white She did her whole kitchen in red and everyone loved it Pizza Huts, and Christmas lights; all in reds. Bulls and red hankies, clowns and red noses. What would we do without red? How would we know to stop?