colours

blue

indigo, woad

and lapis

sacred colours

of the shaman's ancient mystery

the colour of Mary's mantle

and of the azure sky and cobalt sea

fathomless and impenetrable

an infinite hallowed space

for unbound souls

to dwell

red

is the colour of precious rubies

the ochres of the earth

and the colour of raw flesh

it is the colour of life and the colour of death

the matador's muleta

is dyed scarlet to hide blood

and flourished to enrage the bull

before the kill

red is the colour of the dying sun

yellow

is the colour of gold

the colour of saffron

and the colour of poisonous arsenic

yellow is the colour of happiness

and the colour of madness

the dandelions growing

in your garden bear flowers

the colour of egg yolks

and children will draw pictures of a yellow sun

although it is white