The Militant Moderate

Red and green, red and green,
The prettiest colors to be seen,
Until upward we search and gaze
Into sky of blue, and purple haze.

Red and green have such a pretty hue,
But not the same as azure sky of blue,
Up above the wispy clouds of white,
A hue of blue, a sight for pure delight.

Reds and greens surely catch the eye,
Created by either man’s or nature’s dye;
But nothing to match the turquoise bay
Before an island shore under tropic ray.

Reds and greens are the colors of life,
Vibrant, happy, without a hint of strife;
Not as the deep, dark blue of angry sea,
A frothy hue, the breath of death to be.


Dr Edwin E. Vineyard
2009