Redolent of the sun

Colours I remember
from when I was very young
Stayed with me into later years
with so many seasons come
But one has been a steadfast
for me a lucky fellow
The vibrancy of summer
captured in the colour yellow

Colors

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pastels rolled their song
into the world we sit upon
sides in dark hem the Sun
colours fuse steady wings

Stars III

Yellow, I see them
and myriad colours more
Jewels in the night sky

Indigo Six

Seven colours, seven days
and indigo’s in sight
The sixth one in the rainbow
reminiscent of the night

Deepest blue as evening fades
and quieter hours reign
Holding banquet to the hours
‘Til morning comes again

Blue Five

Seven colours, seven days
It’s blue today for me
The fifth one in the rainbow
and the colour of the sea

A place as much a part of me
as I am part of it
which by its calming waters
I will often simply sit

Handful of yellow

I had a handful of yellow
but I let it all go
and now I’ll not find it
’til Springtime I know
It was careless of me
for I had it right there
like a smile on the breeze
just ready to share

We dream of yellow

 

In the gun-metal grey of midwinter
When cold grips vice-like
and, huddled in blankets
we stay cocooned in the warmth
of a fruitcake and hot tea afternoon
and dream of yellow

Portrait of Autumn

 

With magenta and pink
and purple and red
and yellow and orange
and vermillion instead

Kaleidoscope

i made one as a child of ten
with tinted blues and mellow greens
heartfelt reds
and everytime i twisted it there would be
a miniature crash; a universe of patterns

A warming

Blue in garden
Springtime green
Open window
Bright sunbeam
Weather warming
yellow too
Sunshine beckons
pastel hue

Nasturtiums

 

Nasturtiums do not like the cold
They do the same thing every year
Just the merest hint of frost
And they just wilt with fear

I am a spectrum

I have colours
more than most
Converse yellow
Blue of coats

Red

 

The creeper and the honeysuckle
Both are turning red
Just one more show of colour
Before off to winter bed

Waiting

 

Flowers here, pinks and reds
Yellows, blues and greens
Along with trees all turning now
Autumn’s here it seems

Colors

You have the face of an angel
Though I know you’re no saint,
Which colours to choose
Your portrait to paint?

Towards Light

oil painting by Apurva

Traversing boundaries,

Transgressing might,

I bow to you,

O Glorious sunlight!

© Apurva

Fist and Face

Fist and face,

Colours blur

Behind drawn curtains

It’s hard to be sure.

I couldn’t keep your faith;

Your pointing finger hurt,

Every remorseless time.

Things that are blue (Versatile palette #2)

(via Pinterest, click to see)

Calm sky. Vast shadowy oceans.
Piercing haunting eyes.
The smell of fresh linen. The cry of a bird.
Baby boys. Ice and wind. Tears.
Lazy late summer evenings. Primary school uniforms.
The Oxford dictionary.

Things that are red (Versatile palette #1)

(via Pinterest)

 Ribbons, blood, love, roses

Peppers, pain, excitement

Rage, a shade of courage, her lips