The Violet Carriage and Violet Cart - (By David Hurt)
Busily humming her favourite tune,
To the sound of violet strings
On a violet viola,
Marchioness de Angelica le Mercia,
Hears the beautiful notes of a flute...
The sound draws near,
Until both viola and flute
Are in synchronous harmony...
The marchioness
Delicately moves towards the window of her violet carriage.
She then spies a cart,
A violet cart
And a handsome young man
With a violet suit and pocket-watch
Playing a violet flute.
His brother reins the horse,
The handsome young man seated next to him.
Flickering her violet fan to cool her from the bite of the sun
And the admiration of the handsome young man,
The marchioness delicately seizes to converse:
"Are you both on your way to la marché?"
"Oui," the handsome young man replies.
They both smile into each others eyes
And the marchioness orders her valet to follow the violet cart...
The synchronous harmony proceeded...
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A Celebration of Purple - (By David Hurt)
PoezjaPhoto by www.tumblr.com A Collection of Poems, by me, dedicated to my favourite colour, Purple...
