What is Orange?

Orange is a tiger lily

a carrot

a feather from a parrot

a flame

the wildest color you can name

Orange is a happy day

Saying goodby

in a sunset that shocks the sky

Orange is brave, orange is bold

it's bittersweet

and mari-gold

Orange is zip, orange is dash

The brightest stripe in a Roman sash

Orange is an orange

also a mango

Orange is the music of the tango

Orange is the fur of the firey fox

the brightest crayon in the box

And in the fall, when the leaves are turning

Orange is the smell of a

bonfire burning

(Poem by Julie Sloan, age 10)

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This page last updated:

December 03, 1998

Steve Sloan, San Jose, CA, USA