I just happen to belong to a local poetry group that meets every 2-3 weeks and one of the meetings requirement was to write a poem about a color.
I chose red. this poem I wrote is a bit long for this thread - but i thought you might enjoy it. Here it is: oops - I forgot to pass it on - the tag topic is - SWIMMING

red

I can’t make up my mind about the color red
The negatives & positives have me confused
Just when I have, my mind decided – instead
I find it even more difficult to choose.

Red is the color they say the devil is
But red is for true love and Valentines
Once, Russia had bunches of red communists
But red-blooded Americans blood is red, most of the time.

Lack and failure on tests are usually marked in red
And working in the red is - a high ratio of debt
But the red necks that fuel the red hot coals of industry,
That crank out new red sports cars for the “Indy”
Santa’s red suit, red bag, roll out the red carpet, please
These red things are deemed signs of success.

We see red when we are angry, (but not really)
And taking the red eye, leaves us feeling sleepy.
Is the ruby red shimmering of the hummingbird
More beautiful than the powerful red hawk that hunts her?

When we say red skins, we could mean potatoes
Or ball players, or the Natives (that were here before)
And neither ball players nor red Indians, (at least not most)
Come from India, nor do they have red skin, (of course.)

Not even Superman’s red cape or Spiderman’s tights
Could sooth annoyance of red tape or red stop lights
The Red Cross, and candy stripers give helping hands
But we don’t say that we caught them red handed.

When the red sky warns of a storm
Where do ladybugs and robins go to stay warm?
No trivia herein of red so far has had the impact
Or importance understated in these last four facts:

The bloody results left by some words can’t be un-said
Like “you’re HIV positive” or “I’m pregnant”
And it was a future sacrifice illustration
When blood over door was first-born protection.

So there you have it, a silly synopsis on the color red
And “ways of speak” that I bet you hadn’t thought of
Did you get a kick out of the language threads
But then, that might hurt, and I never got to the bottom of.

Red