in my first memory
big hot christmas lights
red green blue
but best were
Orange
and the salty pastry-smelling
(don’t eat it)
play doh my brother used
to make a sesame street ernie for me
and dancing up the alphabet block step pyramid
the S was
Orange
the fruit and its coiling rind
the sugary barrel drinks
the sherbet
Ihe ices
creamsicle summers
sugar sweet and sticky
my favorite t-shirt
and the setting sunlight
Orange
hillside maples changing leaves
smells of nutmeg and cinnamon
the pumpkin field
stickers with the black cat
in front of the moon
even that magic word
halloween
Orange
the feeling of love
in my chest for my children
and wife
and my hope for the future
the best things in life are
Orange
Now I look for the word orange in all the posts.
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