The Colour Red

These berries are the most colourful things left in my garden.

Red can be frightful
even delightful
but always surprisingly red.

There's glows
bows
wine and
roses
hawks
buttons
chili
noses
red sky mornings
red sky nights
Chinese red
and port side lights
red hot mama
little red hen
ruby red slippers to get home in
cherries
garnets
kidney beans
Mars
demons
two red queens.