Writing the Spectrum:
Write a poem repeating a color several times and exploring different poetic aspects of that color.
My color, chosen for me by Dave Cluster:
acru
grandmother's dreams
and butter pecan ice cream
dirty white clothes
faint incandescant lights
legs with pantyhose
the head of a bongo drum
couches and pillows
the feeling I get as I wake up
look outside
and see the sky surrounding the sunrise
and realize I have to go to work
in front of my acru computer
a color no one likes or hates
the color of a pair of pants I own
chosen because it goes with just about anything
it's one of those colors that makes all the other colors seem more vibrant
but it's not quite as dull as grey
lost in the shuffle
acru is the quiet girl sitting in the back of the classroom
glasses on her featurless face
dull brown hair
I think she was wearing an acru dress
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