Mint green is the smell of the gum trees after rain,
of Vicks rubbed onto chests by warm hands.
Moss green is the fuzz beneath my fingertips,
soft wooly jumpers and patterned socks.
Emerald green are the shiny new wellies
with polka-dots that keep feet dry.
Army green is the smears of grass and mud
on the knees of trackpants and footy boots.
Lime green is a chorus of frogs,
a cackle of twenty-eights,
a quaver of silvereyes.
Olive green is my sickly complexion,
the contents of
a crumple of tissues and
a steaming hot bowl of
comforting
pea and ham soup.

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