Violet
is the colour of the rich and the royals
Indigo
is the name and colour of the dependable flying loyals
Blue
is the colour of the sky that is reflected in the sea
Green
is the colour of greed and envy reflected in the money we see(k)
Yellow
is the colour of subdued golden - A gold mute?
Orange
is the colour of its namesake fruit
Red
is the colour of the blood that pulsates within
Red
is the colour of passion that has its own chagrin
Red
is the colour of birth and death
Red
is what flows unseen and unheard through every breath
Red
is the colour of love and fury
Red
is the lifeblood of every jury (literally!)
The
spectrum is hardly the be all and end all of what the eye can see
The
undertones, overtones, shades and hues mean more than what they be
Colour
is more than light
Colour
defines more than sight
Colour
isn’t so black and white
Colour
provides meaning
Colour
is a means of understanding
Colour
is a way of communicating
Colour
defines a person, a race
Colour
defines a choice, a face
Colour
defines style, a phase
Colour
(or the lack of it) can limit and delimit any space
Colour
colours my every phrase
Colour
lightens and darkens,
Colour
brightens, and sharpens my world
You
bring colour to my life
You
know who you are and you know what it means when I say
‘Colourful’
