colors

Colour

By Dorathea McKellar

The lovely things that I have watched unthinking,

Unknowing, day by day,

That their soft dyes have steeped my soul in colour

That will not pass away -

Great saffron sunset clouds, and larkspur mountains,

And fenceless miles of plain,

And hillsides golden-green in that unearthly

Clear shining after rain;

And nights of blue and pearl, and long smooth beaches,

Yellow as sunburnt wheat,

Edged with a line of foam that creams and hisses,

Enticing weary feet.

And emeralds, and sunset-hearted opals,

And Asian marble, veined

With scarlet flame, and cool green jade, and moonstones

Misty and azure-stained;...

Yesterday I went to the grocery store. When I was in the produce department I was struck by how beautiful it is. All the different colors, so bright and vibrant. It was a delight to the senses! My mouth started watering, longing for a nice apple or a juicy tomato. Instead I had a colorless bowl of chicken salad (it was really good, though!). Now I have a hankering for a big bowl full of all different colors of fruit; apples, oranges, grapefruit, lemons, limes, bananas, strawberries, kumquats, blueberries, raspberries. Isn't it amazing how many colorful fruits there are. I never really thought about it until I ventured into the store.

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