The Buttercup Fool

Erupting from Potters Clay, flapping

Green Parrot stares with

Midnight Iris, long dusk aroma of

Java Cream and

Twilight Cinders - a

Purple Infusion from

Salisbury Stones.

Crushed Pine and

Lilac Spring;

Californian Sands an

African Adventure hallucinating beneath

Martian Skies, descend

Khaki Mists of

Damson Dream.

Wild Water, with dancing

Sea Urchin at the

Javal Dawn, feels the

Velvet Touch of

Mystic Mauve on

Granada Green. Tilting, bleeding now to

Azure Sky with

Marble Swirl; a

Mineral Haze of

Eastern Spice -

Hot Paprika,

Jamaican Bronze; the

Pamplona Purple as

Amethyst Falls o’er

Sulphur Springs grows into

Rock Candy of

Adobe Pink and

Lemon Chiffon.

Remember Spring Breeze turned to

Harvest Fruits?

Purple Polka gives way - sleep - to

Earthern Cream. Now

Moon Waves fall, like

Crumpled Linen on

Woodland Fern;

Bracken Salts of

Marischino Mocha bathed in

Grey Steel and

Vanilla Mist - a

Celestial Cloud, earthbound.

Enter, Golden Rambler and dripping

Wholemeal Honey, a

Moorland Magic bourne out of

Spicy Sandalwood - behold! a

Starlight Night on

Desert Island - it’s

Blue Seduction sure of

Moroccan Sands.

Still; here; Twisted Bamboo -

Thai Magic - and the

Blush Noisette of

Bitter Chocolate.

Golden Bark and

Chalk Blush a

Garnet Symphony;

Holiday Blues tries

Sweet Sunday but

Azure Fusion of

Exotic Spice has no

Sunflower Symphony of back-home

Lavender Blossom; her

Auburn Falls.

Now, Nomadic Glow, wander -

Dusted Moss with

Nectar Jewels, blushes with

Kiwi Burst in its

Jewelled Creek, spilling

Grecian Spa - it’s

Night Jewels drip on dusty earth.

Hear Bongo Jazz and smell

Lime Zest, feel the

Imperial Mauve of the

Amber Queen; the dry

Cracked Clay of once

Velvet Truffle - was

Mellow Heather now a

Steel Symphony. Lost are

Soft Moss and

Summer Pecan, hung from

Soft Maplewood, and the silent

Orchid Opera of

Grecian Garland nestled swaying by

Ruby Fountain of spouting

Potters' Pink.

Wild-eyed Jungle Ginger; a

Blush Rambler with soothing

Himalayan Musk. Beneath her

Velvet Ribbon she runs to

Sultana Spice, pooled

Chiffon White in a still

Fragrant Cloud. Now,

(Golden Umber and

Waterlily Blush) comes the

Buttercup Fool in

Liberty Blue, his

Minted Glory wrapped in

Crushed Cotton with dye of

Sundrenched Saffron, his

Flamingo Fun an erect

Morning Jewel.

Nor for him, the Highland Falls of

Subtle Ivory, mist of

Tuscan Glade by

Chalky Downs, circled by

Golden Fern; a

Mexican Mosaic, murmuring a maternal

Mango Melody. Far better, says he,

Forest Falls of

Amethyst Showers and

Clouded Pearl plummet into

Inky Pool - true

Fuchsia Falls.

For you, an Earth Glaze -

Caramel Sand; trickling

Rum Caramel, long

Luna Landscape of

Sicilian Summer settles in

Dublin Bay. A

Nutmeg Cluster of

Flame Frenzy was on

Venetian Crystal - today a lazy

Caramel Blush. Once,

Paradise Green, today

Sunnah Savannah and swaying

Golden Jasmine. Here,

English Mist; not

Violet Surprise of

Pink Nevada but

Cocoa Blush of

Cameo Silk - an

Emerald Delight by

Celtic Moor, ancient

Crystal Surprise -

Quartz Flint!

Soft Almond of

Niagara Blues carved into

Roman Stone by

Oyster Cove, the

Atlantic Surf a

Blue Diamond.

Plush Velvet a

Party Surprise by

Willow Creek, in a tropical

Banana Dream comes the

Gooseberry Fool arriving in a

Mercury Shower. Beyond

Coral Canyon lies a

Gipsy Bloom of

Rich Praline and tang of

Winter Teal.

Amazon Jungle borders

Labrador Sands, as

Celtic Forest lies complicit in a

Caribbean Dawn.

(Pp. 1-3 of 5. Please contact me for the remaining pages)

owen herbert 2014