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Category: Colours
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#Coloryourworld #cyw #flowers #bluebell Bluebell By Brian F Kirkham (inkdropk) From deep among the woodland green a musical flower sends out the call swaying in the gentle breeze, it passes a message from brother to sister it goes through the trees as the messengers sway in the gentle wind with the arrival of Spring “wake…
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#coloryourworld #cyw #manatee Mammal that lives in the tropical seas Aquatic in the way it moves and breathes Natural resident of west Indian water Animal that grazes sea floor as it please two large flippers allow him to weave enjoying the plants lying under his feet Each a present perhaps from neptunes daughter sumptuous…
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#coloryourworld #cyw #wildblueyonder Heading out to sunnier climbs the sea looks jewel like from up here an absent-minded deity must have dropped it from above Wild blue yonder – tween sky and space up in the clouds – the planes keep a pace so passengers landing, on islands they’ll stay and enjoy some…
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#coloryourworld #cyw #indigo #poetry #acrostic It’s a strange little colour – Indigo noted for its position on every rainbow in the sky dye’s that turn your fingers a funny shade of purple – but if you call it blue, or call it violet – you would be going completely in the wrong direction,…
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#Coloryourworld #cyw #cadetblue Colour of the trainee seaman At every port or navy barracks up and down the land Dedicated to the task in hand Each ready to do their duty To keep their ship in working order – and ready for action
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#Coloryourworld #cyw #blues #periwinkle Periwinkle – an acrostic by inkdrop for the coloryourworld challenge Perhaps the most pastel of blues in the garden every gardener worth his greenfingers knows you for your lavender flowers reaching out to the morning light of the sun if there was an apt description when you’re seen waving in the…
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#coloryourworld #cyw #blue Basically, a primary colour – in Light or in paint – you’re Used to create a whole host of Exceptional colours Best seen at the start of a day Lakes and skies bringing out your many shades Usually seen in waters on the Edge of a beach Bringing out the…
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Don’t be mistaken Everyone knows – this ain’t corderoy Noted as a hard wearing fabric – Its dark blue colour Instantly recognisable by those who work the fields Mostly on horseback – but sometimes with four wheels
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Navy ? A Nautical colour Very respected as the colour of the senior service Yachts to Dreadnoughts – are adorned in it North to South – Compass bearings Are used to navigate Vessels through dangerous waters – Yomping through ice and hiding from the enemy Naval Company Colours Anchored off the…
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#Coloryourworld #cyw #cornflower #blue Captured by the artist, a field of wildflowers Others might call it – a sea of blue Round trees, and grass I see you Navigating your path through the grass, helped by the breeze Forming a trail, you and your kin, around the cows Lovely flower, with spiky petals Over the…
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