Kaleidoscope

All the colours in the prism
of the rainbow,
encircling soap bubbles
floating on air.

All the colours in a peacock’s tail
or a butterfly’s wing.
or on the back of a bluebottle,
all puzzled and puddled together.

All the colours in fruit,
vegetables,
seeds, grains,
pebbles and sand,
the blue of the sky,
sharp white of lightning,
soft light of the moon,
amber and rose,
mother of pearl,
opal,
reflecting glimmer and glint.

All the greens, yellows
and reds
of the countryside,
heather, gorse,
rapeseed, sunflowers,
dew on a blade of grass
in the sunshine.

Kaleidoscope

All the colours of life
twisted and tangled together,
like skeins of wool,
embroidery threads,
or a weaver’s weave,
patterned and puzzled,
held in the palm of the hand,
in the mind,
in memory.

Held.