Warm/Red Cool/Red

Husband is taking an art course 

i.e. color theory. The instructor

is differentiating between

warm red and cool red.

Thus, the old folks are

playing I Spy. You remember

I Spy. You say I see something red

and then the other person has to guess 

what it is. You taught your children 

their colors that way.

When we say I Spy you have to guess the object, 

then designate the red as warm or cool.

Back to childhood games...

learning one's colors 

over again.

Anyway I'm taking it another

step. I'm knitting red socks--

they are a cool red--

meant to keep little girls'

cold feet warm.

Bundled in

my many layers 

nestled in loft warmth

I knit while

Florida temperatures dip...

to freezing.

The orchids are scattered 

on the den floor. The lemon

tree and hibiscus are blanketed

against the expected wind chill.

We've traded snow days

for cold days.

Be warm!

Be cool!

Knit.