Saturday, July 15, 2017

Color Seasons

Color Seasons

Green Season
The trees are various shades
of green. Budding flowers
wear verdant veils before bursting
into their multi color blooms.
Fragrant perfumes of a refreshing
breeze, alluring blossoms and
new growth, all intoxicate.
Sipping icy lemonade
under an emerald canopy
is a pleasure of the season.

Red Season
The greens fade, leaves
of warm hues, reds and yellows
and their variations now clothe
the domain. Dawn and
dusk display ruby brilliance.
Folks wear crimson sweaters.
An aroma of cinnamon wafts
from kitchen windows. The sweet bitter
taste of hot chocolate delights the season.

White Season
Colors fade, flurries start.
A light coating covers the ground.
Gray skies and morning fog
soften the vista. Sweet, thick
eggnog dusted with nutmeg
brings friends together. As days
move on, north winds bring snow.
Pure white is frosting on our narrow world.

Brown Season
Snow melt, mud appears.
Last year's ground plants now
are beige. As the wet ground
dries it's the color of cocoa.
The scent of the south is on the breeze
while I sip jasmine tea.
Branch tips are ready to burst
into life, but not just yet.
Soon we'll be in the green season.


                                                                 green season

                                                                    red season  

 
white season

                                                                     brown season

2 comments:

  1. Once again,Jack,the creative brilliance,power and depth of your craft with words,sounds and images have knocked us off our complacent "high horses", as Heaven's lightning did to Paul,into an enlightening collision with the real, hard ground, wet mud,buried us in a white flurried shroud to "spring" and "fall" onto a softly glowing colorful panorama of mind- and soul-nourishing nature. Congratulations for raising us up once again!

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  2. I still have that great impression that I had in July. Thanks for the joy again!

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