ORANGE IS THE COLOR OF NIGHT

Orange is the color of night... light left over
from daylight umbrellas and sweet fruit...
Goblins have stolen orange away
from its natural tenderness and joy.
Oh, I know it’s all in fun, the jack-o-lanterns
and the black cats with orange eyes...
But I want orange restored to its rightful place
beside blue and red and green and mauve.
Put it back in Mark’s sunset where it belongs.I went out to take the shots of the pool at dusk because I thought the lights would be glowing orange. It didn't happen that way, but I had written the verse already because that's the way it is in my imagination...