Colors!
I thought I knew colors,
Aren't they red, green and blue?
I know white, black and grey,
Purple, pink and yellow too.
And yet a lady stared at me,
Like I committed some crime;
A cloth I thought was green,
She sniffed and said was lime.
One dress I said was blue,
My little sister called turquoise.
I accepted the mild rebuke,
Didn't really have a choice.
A rug was declared taupe,
When all I saw was brown.
Did auntie call her decor plum?
Well, now they've got a clown!
Sky blue and navy blue,
I'd tell apart in a blink.
But what on earth is fuchsia,
How is it different from pink?
Ladies love being precise,
With every shade, tint and hue.
How they do this with such flair,
I still do not have a clue.
About this poem
I have three sisters and their attention to detail when it comes to colors often amazes me. I wrote this for leisure. If readers find it humorous and informative, that will make it more worthwhile. Thanks and hope you enjoy reading.
Written on August 28, 2022
Submitted by 'Philus on September 30, 2022
Modified on March 05, 2023
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Quick analysis:
Scheme | XAXA XBXB AXXX XCXC ADXD XAXA |
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Closest metre | Iambic tetrameter |
Characters | 706 |
Words | 165 |
Stanzas | 6 |
Stanza Lengths | 4, 4, 4, 4, 4, 4 |
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