Colours - April 29, 2000

The colours of love
are such that it runs
beyond 256 and more than 100,000

for the colour is blue
when you cannot find it
and a pale pink
of the first blush

it is the yellow sunshine
that fills your day
and the black of the nights
you share

it is the millions of shades
of grey
that lie between
yes
and no

it is the green of the envy
you feel
and the diamond clear tears
when she cries

it is the red
that marks the anger
of the first argument
and the light blue
when she forgives you

grey is the colour
that represents us both best;
a mixing of two lives
and two hearts.

it reminds me of the mist
just before the dawn
and the subtle shadows
that fill the room
we share

and flesh is the colour
as I feel your skin
against mine
flushed pink with exertion
and our cheeks
turn a soft rose
the first time our eyes meet
even as our souls
have communicated
beyond
like
the colours of the sky

red marks the first roses you give
and aqua are your eyes
as your flush
becomes
a swirl
of colours.