Poem of the Month

"Contemplation of Green"

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Contents of these pages Copyright 2000 to 2008, by Joel D. Ash

This month's Poem of the Month entitled "Contemplation of Green" was originally written back in 1998 for inclusion in my on-line book of Dartmouth poems, The Green Heart. The poem was last revised in December 2002 and has never been presented in any other way than the on-line book. Whatever your favorite color is, I hope that you enjoy this paean to green.

CONTEMPLATION OF GREEN

This world has so much lovely green,
Green growth that includes a string bean;
Celadon china sets,
Celtic team and the Jets,
Emerald Isle and stones tinged with citrine.

Green grocers who sell the green pea,
Tart fruit from a spiny lime tree;
Mint jelly with lamb,
Seuss green eggs and ham,
Green cheese and a cup of green tea.

Green places - - let's start with Greenland,
Greensboro and Greenville offhand;
Green Lake up in Maine,
Valverde in Spain,
Christmas trees in an evergreen stand.

Famous people with green names to rhyme,
Greenstreet and Greenspan truly prime,
Lorne Greene carried guns,
Hank Greenberg scored runs,
Green Hornet who used to fight crime.

U.S. money we call the greenback,
Green eyeshades that count a big stack,
Dollar cabbage and lettuce,
The world won't forget us,
Green Peace and green envy attack.

My favorite shade, Dartmouth Green,
Green light signals "go" when it's seen,
Olive makes the martini,
All hail the green weeny,
Dark green, pale chartreuse, and between.


Copyright 1999 by Joel D. Ash - - All Rights Reserved





SOME WORDS ABOUT NEXT MONTH'S POEM OF THE MONTH

For the month of June, I will be presenting a Poetic Limerick entitled "Twins" in honor of my two new grandsons born on February 15, 2008. Andrew and Adian Ash are the second and third boys born to my youngest son, Deron and his wife Noelle. With another son, Ben, age four, their family life is hectic to say the least and I have tried to capture this aspect in the poem.