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Colors

TWO POEMS

         COLORS
Innocence white,
And virtue gold-
One day, one night,
Those two I sold.
Evil is black,
And envy green.
I give them back-
Those I have seen.
Passion is red,
And love is blue:
When I am dead
I leave those too.
Yellow is fear,
And scarlet, hate;
Now they are near,
Death, close the gate!

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