Red (poem 254)

Red, the color of mistakes

And cowboy boots

And velvet cakes

Of hand-drawn hearts and valentines

And King Snake stripes

And most stop signs

Red, the hue of true love's rose,

And Dorothy's shoes

And lava flows

The painted lips of movie stars

And salmon roe

And F1 cars

The curtains on an old-time stage

And baboon butts

And primal rage

Red, the color of mistakes

And poppy flowers

And velvet cakes

(c) 2013, by Hannah Six