Tagged: red

thai chili peppers

thai chili peppers
from our garden onto the
kitchen counter, just

waiting for time to help them
change into their red leather coats
.
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the hummingbirds came

the hummingbirds came
home last friday, and dad was
ready for them – our

backyard strategically blooming
with fire engine red feeders
.
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prosperity red

prosperity red
is a shade sweeter than warring
red, two hues duller

than pure happiness, half a
shake more seductive than sin
.
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perched

perched
on the landing
between
the fifth floor and the
roof, we found it –
a super blue blood
moon dangling
out the window,
wedged
in a sliver
of brooklyn sky
.
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there is a sense of

there is a sense of
disconnection here,
on the four-thousand-
seven-hundred-fourteenth
year, raising red lanterns
because everyone
else is doing it
.
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at the docile turn

at the docile turn
of September, a leaf drop,
a permanent blaze
.
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on Christmas morning

on Christmas morning
Dad gathered us by
the kitchen window –
the backyard was dotted
with paintbrush red
cardinals, over half
a dozen males in their
most social season.
their mesmerizing
chubby cheeks stored
many songs as
we waited
to hear just one
.
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breaking away from

breaking away from
a summer canvas, a touch
of red, remembrance
.
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