The Crayon Box That Talks - inspired by Shane DeRolf

The Crayon Box that Talks
       by Natalie Holbrook

I find my box of Crayons

Where last I put it by,

And breathe what lovely colors!

And this is the reply:

I don’t like Red, says Scarlet.

No Color ever has!

And certainly not Orange,

Says blushing Razzmatazz.

And Fern is green with envy

While Shocking Pink just squawks

That Granny Smith and Orchid

Should not be in the Box!

Now Navy Blue salutes me

And says, the thing is, Ma’am,

We’re all in this together - but

The handsomest, I am!

We are a Box of Colors

That do not get along,

Sighs Purple Heart so sadly.

I wonder what is wrong.

I close my box of Crayons

And take it up with me

And lay out all the Colors

Where every one can see.

They watch me as I color

With Red and Blue and Green...

And Black and White (and Orange)

And Colors in between.

They watch Brick Red make houses

And Cornflower be the sky;

Unmellow Yellow for the sun,

With White clouds lazing by.

They watch the Colors merging,

Becoming all brand new.

I pick and choose my Colors –

They watch ‘til I am through.

And is my picture perfect?

I add a bit more Brown,

Then breathe what lovely colors!

And lay my Crayons down.

And now that I am finished

I put them all away;

And as I turn, the Crayon Box

Has something more to say…

I do like Red, says Scarlet!

And Fern says, Orchid, stay!

And Navy Blue takes off his cap

And bows to stately Gray.

And Purple Heart tries proudly

To hold back with a blink

Large tears, while (loudly) Granny Smith

Embraces Shocking Pink.

Says Razzmatazz to Orange,

Who turns the other cheek –

You’re simply gorgeous, darling;

So mod! So urban-chic!

Si élégant mon ami…

So lovely, so distinct -

And Orange kept her ears peeled,

While Purple Heart just blinked.

I’ve learned a lot from Colors –

Some sharp, some blunt – all good

Who’ve stood together in their Box

Since my childhood.

The thing that makes us happy,

That keeps me quite amused,

Is that they’re picture-perfect

When they all get used!