[Olga Savvidis]

The Colour Red roars,
Riaaa rrr! Riaaa rrr! Riaaa rrr! Riaaa rrr!
The colour Red growls,
Grrr! Grrrr! Grrrr! Grrr!
I can't hear you! Growl louder and with more anger! Try again...
The colour red growls,
GRRRRRRR! GRRRRRRR!
That's better. It's amazing what a few extra 'r's' can do!
The colour red sneers and snarls,
Snaaarl! Snaaarl! Snaaarl!
like the angry,
seething,
fuming
furious,
fierce monster
with ten eyes
which lives inside your mattress
and it's not a lie! Watch out!

Now it’s your turn. Would you like to close your eyes and tell me five other things the colour Red says or does?
It can be anything. It doesn't have to rhyme.

The colour Blue splashes,
splishhhhhh wishhhhhhh splishhhhhh
The colour Blue floats
The colour Blue smiles with a deep relaxing sigh
as it swims
dives
and flies
If you think of seagulls, you will see two different types of Blue.
Quickly, think of seagulls; now tell me what do you see?
Did you say the sailing blue sky and the choppy blue sea? Well done!
The colour Blue also soars
glides
and leaps
like the bluegill and blue back fish
that like to jump through big, bright, blue bubbles
and then dine at the Blue Finn
on seaweed and chips.

Now it's your turn. Would you like to close your eyes and tell me five other things the colour blue says or does? It can be anything. It doesn't have to rhyme.

The colour yellow dances,
The colour yellow laughs,
Ha! Ha! Ha! Ha!
Hee! Hee! Hee! Hee!
The colour Yellow sings,
Tra la la la Tralalalalalala
The colour yellow hops and yes, 'Wee! This fun!'
like those happy
ripe
sweet
glowing bananas,
that danced the Hula
too close to the sun
and melted into sticky toffee chew gums!
Yum! Yum! Yum! Yum! Yum!
For my Tum! Tum! Tum! Tum!

Now it's your turn. Would you like to close your eyes and tell me five other things the colour Yellow says or does. It can be anything. It doesn't have to rhyme.

The colour Purple whispers...listen,
The colour Purple creeps,
The colour Purple stirs the magic potion, Aniokab! Rkkazi! Backoora! Kooliba! Fitama!
like the old mysterious wizard, Elprup,
who likes to mix poisonous red spiders
with vicious, fighting blue crabs to make
the most bewitching,
intriguing (great purple word!)
hypnotic,
dangerous,
sly
dark and unwhisperable Purple creature - the Crabspidus Megahorrus,
which lives in the depths of a purple swamp.

Now it’s your turn. Would you like to close your eyes and tell me five other things which the colour purple says or does? It can be anything. it doesn't have to rhyme.

The colour Pink giggles,
The colour Pink wiggles,
The colour pink gossips and blushes
and fidgets
and fiddles
and hiccups
and dribbles
cuddles and tickles, 'koutchi, koutchi, koutchi'
like chirpy Polly with the ribbons
and the dollies and the lollies
and the big fat blond curls
that fall right down to her feet!
With big hunks of fairy floss
stuck between her huge front teeth.

Now it’s your turn. Would you like to close your eyes and tell me five other things which the colour Pink says or does? It can be anything. It doesn't have to rhyme!

The colour Green whistles,
Phoooo, phoooo, phoooo, phoooo
The colour green hums,
mmm mmm mmm mmm mmm
The colour green lives and breathes and stretches
and eats and sleeps
and moves
and feels
and thinks and needs
and dreams
and grows
and grows
and grows
and grows
like my man-eating lant, Krunk,
who likes to feast on fresh vomit
and tasty green snot
Ugh! Yuk!

Now, it’s your turn. Would you like to close your eyes and tell me five other things the colour green says or does? It can be anything. It doesn't have to rhyme.

The colour Orange has told me that it want no introductions.
Why? Because it is what it is, Orange, and proudly so!
The colour Orange is strong,
confident
independent
fearless
wild and free - a true rebel
It is sometimes rude, angry and unfriendly.
It doesn't get along with a lot of colours, especially pink
you should hear them clashing when they are placed side by side!
They make such an awful noise!
And they are not at all pleasing to the eye!
But the colour Orange doesn't care
It doesn't give a hoot that there are plenty of people in this planet
that don't like Orange things like
clothes,
carpet,
walss,
furniture,
cars,
trains
aeroplanes
buses
houses
ships
flowers
sweets
walls
kitchens
bathrooms
curtains
floors
and vegetables like carrots and pumpkin.
The colour Orange just shrugs its shoulders and says, 'Oh, well...Who cares?! Not me! I like what I do and I like what I am, Orange! With a capital 'O'.

Now it's your turn. Would you like to close your eyes and tell me five other things which the colour Orange says or does? It can be anything. It doesn't have to rhyme.

The colour Brown snores,
I'm afraid I can't write the sound of a brown snore, so would you like to give me a demonstration?
The colour Brown moans
the colour Brown groans
the colour Brown whines
and sulks
and grunts
and mumbles
and yawns and yawns and yawns and yawns like the sleepy Mr. Krutchetbanks with the old fluffy slippes, and the woolen striped cardigan.
He is forever complaining
about the brown medicine
which he has to take every morning
after his brown breakfast
of toast, porridge, prune juice and tea
in his cosy brown kitchen
where his old, lazy brown cat, Puddles
purrs loudly in his sleep.

Now it's your turn. Would you like to close your eyes and tell me five other thins which the colour Brown says or does? It can be anything. It doesn't have to rhyme.


c.2005 Olga Savvidis

[Olga Savvidis]

This children's verse is a popular drama and creative writing activity with young and older kids.