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Joyce Johnson

Member Rara Avis

since 2001-03-10

Posts 9912
Washington State

0 posted 2002-10-27 06:06 PM

Reformation Sunday

It is Reformation Sunday;
We are expected to wear red.
I'm rejecting any color
That I might have worn instead.
I remember when my closet
Was filled with that bright hue.
I've not bought a crimson garment
Since I used to dress for you.

I fumble through the blacks and browns
And the many grays and blues.
When did all this dreary dullness
Reflect in the clothes I choose?
Lovely yellows, reds and purples
Are the colors that I see
When I search my mental closet
For a happy memory.

I locate a scarlet jacket
That I purchased long ago.
I will match it with something black
And may feel that special glow,
That I had when dancing with you
In my new vermilion dress.
I will feel your arms around me
And your loving sweet caress.

Tomorrow I will go shopping
And pretend you're at my side.
I'll try on some pretty colors
And will ask you to decide
If I should leave the somber shades
And their gloominess behind.
Then try on the brightest outfits
It is possible to find.

Next year on this special Sunday
I will wear the reddest there.
I may be a little gaudy
But I really do not care.
For I know that you'll be smiling
At the way I show them all,
I can outdo them with brilliance
On this Sunday in the fall.

By Joyce 10/27/02

[This message has been edited by Joyce Johnson (10-28-2002 12:03 AM).]

leafseranade
Member

since 2001-07-06

Posts 118
Wisconsin, USA

1 posted 2002-10-27 06:34 PM

Red is golden. I think it's the color we wear when we either feel least inhibitated or want to stand out and be free. Great color, great poem!

Trillium

Member Patricius

since 2001-03-09

Posts 12098
Idaho, USA

2 posted 2002-10-27 10:40 PM

Joyce: I love your poem! Hope you do go out and buy yourself some red clothes. I'm sure you'll look marvelous in them!

Betty Lou Hebert

Joyce Johnson

Member Rara Avis

since 2001-03-10

Posts 9912
Washington State

3 posted 2002-10-28 12:06 PM

Thanks leafseranade and Trillium. It is fun to bring some color into one's life. Love, Joyce

pegasus111
Member Elite

since 2000-07-27

Posts 2219
ocala, fl, usa

4 posted 2002-10-28 08:51 AM

red is the color of passion and I see passion in your poems. I like this.

the woods are lovely, dark, and deep, but I have promises to keep, and many miles to go before I sleep...Frost

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