Creation's Colours

Indigo is the color of creation

heavens, the formless void

indigo is for the heavens, a color of creation

Blue is the color of creation

water, life giving water

blue is for water, a color of creation

Yellow is the color of creation

sun, life warming light

yellow is for sunlight, a color of creation

Brown is the color of creation

earth, the good rich earth

brown is for the earth, a color of creation

Green is the color of creation

plants, the circle of life

green is for plants, a color of creation

Orange is the color of creation

fire, rail against the dark

orange is for fire, a color of creation

Red is the color of creation

fruits, the bounty of the earth

red is for fruit, a color of creation

Violet is the color of creation

royal hue, the color of the King

violet is for our God, a color of creation

All are the colors of creation

the bow, the dome, the covenant

the rainbow is the color of creation

By Raymond A. Foss

Explication

I enjoyed reading this poem because of how well the author incorporated a large multitude of colours into this piece of poetry. I like how the author gave a brief, but meaningful description for each of the colours he decided to talk about. These descriptions make the poem much more significant for the reader and helped to create a strong image in one's mind as each individual colour was represented as an object or idea in our world. It was interesting to see how the author ordered the colours so as to go back and forth between warm and cool colours. Repetition is the most influential poetic device in this poem as it is used throughout the poem specifically with the first and last lines of every stanza. Lastly I liked how in each stanza the first two lines would be summarized in the last. This added some structure to poem and made it logical and easy to read and appreciate.