Red br br Emotionally tense br Evoking thoughts br Of sexy red lips br And swaying hips br Strolling through br Red-light districts br Or br That red devil br Lighting fiery matches br Boiling blood pressures br br Blue br br Color of sky and sea br Symbol of depth, stability, br Loyalty, trust, br Faith, heart and heaven br br Red and blue br br When swirled br Together with br My sabled brush br Produce noble shades of purple br Threaded with spirituality, br Wisdom, creativity and mystery br And me the painter of br His Mountains majesty br Sitting on top this br Heavenly hill br Before my blank canvas br Trying hard to remember br To paint shadows with br The color br Purple instead of br That dark br Tube of my br Paines’ grey br br (The Mountaintop, Tennessee br August 3,2006)br br Debora Shortbr br