The Inkwell

from inkdrop – poetry, places and events

Category: Colours

  • Electric lime

    #coloryourworld #cyw #electriclime 16th February 2017 Zingy little fruit, full of zest and flavor and powerful punch   perfect , placed in a jelly sparky flavours contained in a porcelain mould   Sparks of delight pop off on the tongue and your luminosity   Green for go ! your sign the party power switches are all turned on  

  • Granny Smith Apple

    #Coloryourworld #cyw #Granny-Smith-Apple Hanging from the tree with your fellow breathren all you grab your gardeners attention to save you from a fall   Fruit crisp and fresh and juicy In a basket you will go on your way to a spring time picnic in fresh breezes that do blow   Or maybe in baked goods…

  • Asparagus

    #Coloryourworld #Cyw #Asparagus As far as I know, I’ve never seen your flowers Some gardeners I’ve spoken to say they’re white, some say yellow Perhaps they’re both right – but its your green stalks that Attract the cooking fraternity , as you bathe in butter and herbs Rolling around the pan developing your flavour Adorable little…

  • Inchworm

    #coloryourworld #cyw #inchworm In time – you’ll become a wonderful thing Noted for the wonderful patterns on your wing Caterpillar family – small you may be Hoping to sleep in the best of the tree When you are little – you cannot be seen Out eating the leaves of the trees whilst you’re green Remaining…

  • Yellow-Green

    #Coloryourworld #CYW #Yellowgreen #Yellow-Green Mr Macgregor made a mistake leaving those plant pots there for where there was a lush green lawn now requires a little repair   For a bobbled line of circular kind can be seen each side of the path it looks like the Macgregor’s lawn faced Mother – Nature’s wrath   So circles round, they…

  • Canary

    #cyw #coloryourworld #canary-yellow Clever little bird, aware of the things around you natures warning system for those heading underground as they go looking for treasures hidden away reeling out tunes as the material is dug your silence – a signal – its time to get out.

  • Unmellow

    #Coloryourworld #cyw #Unmellowyellow Hardly the mellowest flower in the garden your bright colour screams for attention – a central figure among the reds and the blues look at me! you cry as people picnic on the green grassy lawn. surrounded by you and your siblings they agree as they feast on their banana sandwiches and…

  • Laser lemon 🍋

    #coloryourworld #cyw #laserlemon #laser-lemon light beams travel cross the water 💦 as bright yellow lemons 🍋 release their wonderful flavour through the corporation pop in the tumbler each drop 💧 releasing the fresh flavour of summer. perfect with the blue sky on green grass

  • Olive tree

    #coloryourworld #cyw #olive-green hanging delicately from your branches in a cast of thousands your colour casts Down on white chalky soil as you soak up the rays from the Mediterranean sun what you hold is prized up and down the land by the farmer, the chef and the food fan as you paint the town…

  • #Coloryourworld #cyw #spring-green From down in the ground on cold winter ❄️ months long 🍃 leaves take time to grow.   As their heads pop up from the ground rejoice! For their dark green foliage utimately signal mother nature fancies a change of scene   the mercury rises and the flowers 🌺 are coming spring…