Primary Abstractions

3 short colorful poems. Never-before-seen. Just for you.

PRIMARY ABSTRACTION # 1: Red

Red is not soft-spoken

nor does it have any desire to be.

It calls to me

from a full box of crayons

whenever I feel the need to make a point.

Mommy sees Red

whenever people are cruel to other people.

All I know is

my Red sneakers make me feel powerful

and Red roses make people cry from being so happy.

And Red noses mean we may get out of school because of snow.  

And Red,  

made Rudolph a film star.

PRIMARY ABSTRACTION # 2: Blue

Blue skies smile at me.

Blue people don’t.

Bluebells don’t ring when the wind blows

but little boy Blue blows a horn when cows wander off.

Baby Blue is not the color of babies

but it covers the walls

​and halls

​​and overalls.

And it is the color I become

when I look at myself in my mother’s eyes.

Blue oceans arrive on picture postcards in the mailbox,

and Bluebirds sing songs all day.

I’ve even heard it said that blessings come

“Out of the Blue.”

If this is true,

I want to live there.

PRIMARY ABSTRACTION # 3: Yellow

Yellow is not the color of cowards

or of Ol’ dogs.

It shows up in sunrises

and sunsets

and skirts along the edges of a candle flame.

It makes appearances

on jumpers

and sun suits

and on my dinner plate

in the form of Yellow squash.

A field of Yellow sunflowers

makes people stop

and park their cars

and take photographs to capture their beauty.

But Yellow can’t be captured.

It is a free spirit

with ideas of its own

whose purpose is to go out into the world

spreading light.

It is not shy about its mission

and especially enjoys taking people by surprise.

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Let me know what you think. Rainy day here. I’m getting a lot done. Love you!!

P.S.

If you are new to my work, I’ve written 2 trilogies. The Wildflower trilogy is The Secret Sense of Wildflower. Lily’s Song. And Daisy’s Fortune.

The Temple Secrets trilogy is the second one. Book 1 is Temple Secrets. Book 2 is Gullah Secrets. Book 3 is Tea Leaf Secrets.

Stand alone novels are Trueluck Summer, Circle of the Ancestors and Seeking Sara Summers.

My books are available on most platforms in print, ebook and awesome audiobooks.

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