THE COLOR PINK

"Pink," she said.
With the softness of clouds
the fragrance of sweet peas,
the taste of warm watermelon.

Pink, the kindest of colors,
a flamingo dunking
to grasp a shrimp,
or the almost white
of galahs.

Pink is forgiveness
in soothing tones,
the soft nap of baby's blanket.

Pink wipes tears
from the cheeks
of the mean reds.


   Can you write your own color poem today?  What does the color make you thin of?  what music goes with your color?  Have fun writing your poem.

Rough Poem

               SOFT/ROUGH

What if you got to the final rough and everything beyond it was sweet and gentle

like gray Persian kittens?

A sea otter pelt

Koala fur

My sister’s rabbit coat

A baby’s sweet bottom

Magnolia petals

Puppy ears

And tropical breezes

I have felt these soft things

They are not long lasting

Unlike the names you call me

Words, hard as diamonds

Cut through soft memories

And their rough pain

Seems to ring forever.