Colour
To-day
these sculptured shapes of colour
lie satin-smooth and shining
on the chopping board.
Voluptuous shapes of capsicum
sculptured to perfection.
Pools of flawless colour
in crimsons, yellow-golds and greens
Too Vibrant
for a chopping board!
Return them to their woven basket
to blaze
among the darkly purple aubergines
for another day.
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Submitted on May 01, 2011
Modified on March 05, 2023
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Quick analysis:
Scheme | ABCDEFBGHDIJGA |
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Closest metre | Iambic trimeter |
Characters | 327 |
Words | 52 |
Stanzas | 1 |
Stanza Lengths | 14 |
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