the old woman lectures
on the color of vowels
— Robert Hass
red is not soft like blue
not far-seeing like green
not exposed like yellow
but fierce, bold, upstanding
outfacing, able to go
longer & without complaint
the red behind sun’s yellow
its minions, salmon & mauve
colors that fill the sky
before the green flash
what stops you frees me
rubia, madder, alizarin
gush of blood before it cools
what I see when you try me
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