This = That

red is splashy

isn’t it

the color of

anger,

hunger,

passion,

and

some Mike & Ike’s. . .

Red is primary to Christmas,

but ask yourself:

would Christmas be as

Christmas(ee)

without green?

Survey says no

–as do poinsettias,

naturally–

when they’re feelin’ chatty.

ask Alice.

Yellow is red’s

close second.

Bright enough to blind,

it represents.

word

and that word might describe

sun,

intellect,

at work

warnings,

and

brick roads…

(a bitch to keep tidy)

Easter, too,

Easter would be less eggy altogether

beaters

wouldn’t it,

without yellow, but ask yourself:

where would Easter be without purple to complement

all that brilliant yellow?

I can’t say…

or see

–on account of the blackout shades worn to mitigate

all

-that

–brilliant

––yellow…

Blue.

Blue must be mentioned

passive-aggressively

but mentioned

…

missing celebration,

it nevertheless

calls images to mind

“hey images!!”

images like

sky

okay: sky.

bells,

books,

bluebirds,

happy twits

and

moons…

okay: moon

and ubiquitous as blue might be

ask yourself:

I insist

where would blue be without orange?

Van Gogh insists, too, and quite possibly first.

The primary point being:

what comes next

second

is every bit as vital as that which

preceded it.

rainbow.