Love, Marriage, or: Both

My lime for you beryls with deep pine
I coral to salmon your puce
Your yellows both amber and chrome me
Your bice leaves me verting for spruce

The teals of your blues, they cobalt me 
I can't help but rose at your flush
There are kelly and coal in your sable
That leave me aplum and ablush

Please mauve me to perse at your ginger
Bister me to chestnut your green
My brick is now flaming vermilion
And my pearls glow bright aquamarine 

If I can't pea with you-- I'll go apple
My azures for you burn sapphire 
I'm sure ivory will soon saffron me...
For you've set my whole palette afire

87 thoughts on “Love, Marriage, or: Both”

1. Very clever indeed, and I imagine it delighted your wife!

   1. She did appreciate it, yes 😊

      1. 😊

2. Afwan kateer:):)

3. So clever and enjoyable..With wit and expertise you created a gem! You continue to surprise me…in very diverse and poetic ways David:)

   1. Awww… Karima!

      شكرا كتير!

4. :::swoon::: you nailed this one. It would be a good one to read aloud with music in the background.

   1. I have no ear for music! What would you suggest? -David

      1. light jazz

5. Every time you leave a comment I keep checking your blog… and re-reading this gorgeous poem. The way you have verbed the colours is so creative and I’ve learned some new colour words here… but most of all the romance and loving vibe of this is divine… and the image is perfect with it. A prismatic gem of a piece.

   1. *blush*

6. Awesome!

   1. Thanks, Benjamin!

      -David

      1. Welcome!

7. What an excellent set of colors… you must have great music around you.

   1. Thx so much, Björn!
      I really appreciate the feedback 🙂

      All best,
      David

8. This is really beautiful

   1. Thanks, Swayam, that is very kind of you 🙂

      It was a lot of fun to write, actually!

      -David

      1. Hi David, I was really impressed by your Quadrille so I myself have written a quadrille and have dedicated it to you (and Lord Byron) . Do give it a read.
         https://swayamnath1234.wordpress.com/2020/12/07/dance-delight/

         1. Well done!!!

9. To be honest, your English is very hard to understand. But I’m enjoying reading the comments. Best of luck sir.

   1. Heheheh. I guess that there is something for everyone! 😀

10. How do you do that🤷

    1. with a dictionary 🙂 📚

       1. Point noted👍

          1. ❤

11. This is brilliant, David. You need a literature award for this .. it’s priceless piece of creative writing bag the painting blew my mind.
    I want to keep reading this , David.

    Yes, I lost my papa a month ago. He died of. Stroke.

    1. I’m deeply sorry for your loss, Yassy.

       In Jewish tradition, when somebody dies, we respond with a statement reaffirming our faith: ‘Blessed is the True Judge.’

       ‘Baruch Dayan Emet.’

       1. Yes, thank you so much , David.

          1. 💔

             1. 🤗🙏🏼

12. Both?

    1. you’re so right! I almost called this

       Love, Marriage, or: Both

       😀

       1. It is a good title, makes you count your blessings.

          1. I just changed the title because of your comment, Angela 🙂

             1. No way, David. Your original title makes one appreciate either, besides, one may lead to the other 🙂

                1. well, this way it could be any of the three 😀

                   1. Lol 🙂

13. Oh. My. God. I LOVE this one!!!

    1. Well then! I guess my work here is done 🤡

       1. Ahahaha please stop with the scary clown faces 😅😂😆🤓

          Seriously the poem is amazing though. Just gorgeous. 🤩🙌🙏💛