SLJ -- Poem: Green is the Maker's Favorite Color


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Green is the
Maker's Favorite Color

Green is the Maker’s favorite color
to judge by where I walked today.
Not one shade or texture to be sure . . .

the fresh pale green of new grass thrusting
up through crusty earth
the almost yellow glow of moss beneath
the feet
dark holly, polished and mature, winter’s
survivor.

Green is the canvas on which the Maker paints
a profusion of living color—

crocuses, purple and white and lavender
laced with deep purple lines
primroses, yellow and pink
six-petaled stars of blue trumpeting
on tall stems.

One bright red flower, the first to open, previews,
like a drop of blood from a crown of thorns,
the gushing red still to come.
The clear air is filled with petals
shimmering to the ground.
Even the snails
on the just-flowered forsythia
are colorful,
shells striped black and gold, brown and beige.
With reckless grace and lavish mercy
God favors his handiwork and woos the soul.

Kevin Kummer

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