10/13/2008

WHAT COLOR IS RED?

Red was a color I thought I knew. Flashlight up against a hand - the red life shines within. Red I learned early from sharp things and stuff squirting out of me, from the book covers and dragon pictures of my library days, and the tiny columbine rockets sprouting in the backyard. "Red," i said, "That color is red."

But OH MY!

Alizarin
Terra cotta
Venetian red
Amaranth
Burgundy
Cardinal
Carmine
Carnelian
Cerise
Chestnut
Coral red
Crimson
Dark pink
Falu red
Fire engine red
Fuchsia
Magenta
Maroon
Mauve taupe
Orange-red
Persian red
Pink
Persimmon Red
Red-violet
Rose
Rose madder
Ruby
Rust
Puce
Sangria
Scarlet

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