Shades of Me

Lately my words have been brushed   
with shades of blue —
sapphire and ultramarine  
smoothed over letters
woven with threads of cerulean  
highlighted with cornflower,
along the curved edges
of b's and d's and p's 
with soft hints of periwinkle  
dusting the slanted edges 
where the sun shines.
 
But you have a way 
of changing my hues, 
infusing a soft touch of mint  
on the contours of my f's and r's 
dotting my i's with lilac
and brightening my n's with sunshine
while tinting my L's with garnet, 
my v's with fuchsia
and filling my o's and e's   
with tones of tea rose 
and cherry blossom

You are the pigment
pulsing through the heart
of my syllables
and in return I will be
the palette
for your thoughts 

  

april 2009
Janet Reid