Red was her color

RED WAS HER COLOR

Her lips were twin bows

That opened to reveal

Sparkling whites

When a smile lit up

Her honey’n’milk

Complexion.

The red rose ruled

Resplendent

In her glossy hair

Red was her color

Even the betel leaf

She chewed for its color

A drop showed

It’s presence at the edge

Of her pouting petals

Red as her passion

Before being

Whisked off by

A Red handkerchief

Red was her color

When she crashed

Into my arms

On my red lettered day

With her red files

Her cheeks turned red

As she blushed

Like a bride

In my dreams, dressed

In glorious red

A hundred shades of red

Have I seen, but

She made it better

Red was her color.

I made Red my own

As she made me hers

Red Tulips, Red roses,

Gladioli and Dahlia

Even the white Jasmine

Fragrant and delicate

I adorned with red lace

Full bouquets of white

Baby’s breath encircled

One red Anthurium

To match her grace

Red was her color.

Those were golden years

Encased in Red silk

Gulmohar trees set aflame

Summer evenings

I succumbed to her charms

Red was our passion

In each other’s arms

I gave her my heart

And a Red garnet token

Red was our color.

‘Red sky in the morning

Sailor takes warning’

Red sky at night,

Sailor’s delight!

One ominous morning

The phone rang,

Red! Red! Red!

Voices went off in my head

Color of Danger and alarm

The mirror shattered and bled

I saw her crumpled body

Red was her color.

When I came to

My world was grey

Like the smog covered day

The truck had crushed

Two souls in

One Red blow

Flashes of red were

Turning me blind

Tearing my insides

As I screamed her name

In my torment

I saw her smile

Red was her color.

MUNEEB