A blue owl, red sunflowers, and yellow horses:
such a scene may lift the spirit,
whatever the spirit is, whatever color.
A green road, a purple copse, and a black
bell tower: in such a context,
the spirit may become somber-
as brown becomes serious in a field of gray.
hans ostrom 2015
note: one of Christina Rossetti's children's verses refers to a blue owl and red sunflowers.
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