Colours of the rainbow
Red is bold, confident, dangerous
The sun setting over African plains, traffic lights, party dresses, bonfires,
Red’s outrageous!
Orange is sunny, ripe, generous,
Warm and laughing, Majorcan trees heavy with fruit,
Buddhist monks’ robes, a celebration of life
Yellow speaks of golden dawns, topaz, saffron,
Daffodils in spring, sun flowers and lemons in summer, autumn cider,
Softness like a cashmere sweater
Green is for forests and grass
Fresh shoots, mown lawns, olives, gooseberries, new peas, cucumber,
It brings new life, rebirth and hope
Blue is in the summer skies, rushing streams, a baby’s eyes,
Sapphires, icebergs and oceans, bluebells in spring, forget-me-nots,
Early evenings, nostalgia, peace
Indigo is an enigma between purple and blue,
A melancholy mood, distant mountains, foxgloves, deep thoughts,
A velvet sky, a heather clad moor
Violet is a tiny flower, Liz ‘Taylor’s eyes,
Amethyst’s dark sister, damson gin sipped slowly, blackberry cordial,
Deep dreams and tokens of love
And at the end of it all is our Pot of Gold
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