Do you like this colour?
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By Jane Hyphen
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I really like this colour
You keep saying that
It brightens the room
So much better than what was there before
It was very difficult to choose
What would you call this colour?
Erm…Boxing day salmon mousse
The one that the Doberman licked
Bletted peach with ice cream
A dress your mother wore in the eighties
The bride ran off with the window fitter
Wasn’t it the guy who fitted the satellite dish?
It’s like a creamy liver sauce on the walls
It’s like a pale skin that doesn’t tan but did
Factor fifty, after ten days in Lanzarote
Boris in Brighton, it was a windy day
He went on the Crazy Mouse
His hair was like a…..
It’s like prawn cocktail, somewhere cheap
In Torquay, I smeared my blouse
It’s like a mannequin in C & A window
It’s like the dahlias that won the prize
Krystle Carrington’s most powerful lipstick
Lobster Thermidor, a weeks wages
It’s like an apricot yoghurt without bits
No it’s darker like dishwasher phalange
I’ve never heard of that. What is it?
A sort of gunk that gathers around the door
I’m not sure if I really like this colour after all
No, me neither, shall we change it?
Yes, I didn’t want to say but I hate it.
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Now I understand why shopping
Now I understand why shopping takes so long.
I can really imagine this conversation taking place.
Certainly a poem to bring out the smiles.
Turlough
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made me laugh - thank you
made me laugh - thank you Jane. Did you know the colour of the year 20224 is peach fuzz? It sounds a bit like your colour above
I like the names for farrow and ball colours best - they're hilarious
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Yes - I love that one too -
Yes - I love that one too - Sulking Room Pink!
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Great poem. Love it. It's our
Great poem. Love it. It's our Pick of the Day. Do share on Facebook and Twitter.
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Hope the image is ok. It's
Hope the image is ok. It's from here:https://commons.m.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Kuniyoshi_Utagawa,_Lobster.jpg
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Made me smile, too :0) I
Made me smile, too :0) I wonder about houses, if they make us choose the colours they want
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Very original and amusing. I
Very original and amusing. I liked it a lot., Jane. It reminded me of my decorating days and the crazy ideas that came into my head. Well done.
Luigi x
P.S. Still catching up on Spencer's adventures.
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Conversation poetry - well
Conversation poetry - well done; the banter was clever and the attempt at naming the colors was hysterically funny. Thanks for sharing this one- well deserved POD.
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