Wednesday 13 April 2011

More Words

Our writing theme a couple of weeks ago was the colour Purple. This is my effort on the subject:

The Rules

Purple leaves her cold.
It is not her colour
Because of her hair
Having the tendency
To clash
Which might
Draw attention.
Most of it
Unwanted.

She may wear blue,
or sometimes green,
but never together.
It is unseemly
without
a colour
in between.
Or so,
She is told.

Pink is also disallowed.
It makes her skin look sallow.
Allegedly.
A colour clamouring for grown-up status
Beyond the nursery walls.
Mutton, dressing as lamb?
She hardly thinks so!

Red will not be tolerated.
The colour of blood
and of passion,
it is,
therefore,
Highly Dangerous.
Particularly when paired with golden earrings.
Especially if they should dangle,
Tantalisingly.
Someone might mistake
her for a
gypsy.

Orange is too bold and brash,
Reminiscent of places
foreign and exotic.
Not fo her then.
She who is not allowed
to emerge from
under her bushel
in case
She
should
be
noticed.

These are the rules.
Make no mistake.
Consequently,
Her favourite colour is taupe.
Her wardrobe proffers every conceivable
shade of black.
Very fitting
For sombre occasions.
Mostly funerals.
Where finally
She'll get a chance
To
Cut

A
Dash.

9 comments:

  1. Oh, how sad. Mind you, I agree about purple! A thought-provoking piece, Pen.

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  2. Penny! What can I say?! I love this so much. You are really quite brilliant - I love the mix of humour and sadness.

    xxx

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  3. Thank you ladies - you are so kind and I just love it that you 'get' me! Pen x

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  4. Pen, thanks for sharing this with us! I love how you talked about other colors as well...it allowed us to get inside her head (the lady in the poem) and get to know her. She's quite the character! XO Tiff

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  5. my fav colour is purple which I love to wear. This poem reminds me of old people who feel they suddenly have to wear beige or taupe with their beige or taupe sofas so that they disappear before their time...NO wear bright colours and make a statement in life!..love this thought provoking poem and thanks for visiting my blog today

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  6. Love this - love how you seem to be setting your creative writing in a past era - or that's how I see it - beautiful!

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  7. This is cool and creative.Thanks for visting my blog.
    have a lovely weekend byebye,Lean

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  8. Brilliant writing Pen! xxx

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