Red

What is red?

Red is a color
that never gets duller
than bricks.
Red is a color
that really ticks.  

Red as strawberries
sitting in a patch.
Red as a ball
you have to catch.  
Some people’s hair is red
sitting on their head.
Sometimes the sky is red at night.
Blood is red.
Red is a color that gives a fright.  

What is red?  

~ Mk Michaels, 1972