
Weaned off Green
Green with envy, soylent green.
Green’s a color I find mean.
When mold takes over a machine,
you can bet that it is green.
Green clogs up locks and fouls my nose.
Leaves a nostril when it blows.
Green is such a rank beginner
that it cannot be a winner.
Green is nasty. Green takes hold.
The color of algae and mold.
It invades when you’re not looking.
Raids the fridge to ruin your cooking.
With other colors you can be friends,
from the beginning, or make amends.
But green is stubborn, nasty, greedy.
If green had eyes, they would be beady.
So if you’re looking for a hue
that will be good friends with you.
Pick yellow or aquamarine.
But I’d advise you don’t pick green!
Thanks to Lynda Early for the prompt of “green” given to me in our writer’s group for our 20 minute writing. I seem to no longer be able to write without a prompt.
For Jennifer’s Color Your World Challenge, Mar 4, 2018
Nice poem..
Green color means the beauty of nature..
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I know. I love green. This is just a silly satirical poem.
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Yes I got it..that is why I see it as a nice one..
☺
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Nice touch of humor 🙂
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A great description of the color — but green is my favorite — not that bright green, but a solid dark green!
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I love green. This was all tongue-in-cheek.
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Well, you certainly picked a perfectly loathe-able specimen. 😉
I wonder what that brown stuff is around its mouth? Did you get an up-close look?
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It is his teeth.. or a caterpillar’s equivalent.. little fangs. He/she is a hummingbird moth caterpillar. Also known as a hornworm or tomato caterpillar.
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; ))
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Enjoyed your poem and love the picture. 🙂
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Thanks, Debbie Lynn.
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Give yourself prompts, randomly! Cute poem and gorgeous photo.
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