Circular Rainbow

ordinary case of spectral pencils
dreary grey wood cylinders 
Scattered in a heap
tints hidden in a pile disarrayed

spying the chaotic conglomeration
the bewildered little artiste
heaving a passing sigh at the chaos
sets out to establish organization
where none exists 

configuring her pencils into a circle
creating a circular rainbow
white cream red orange
yellow green blue violet
brown black grey
happy order now reigns

she picks up each color…studies it
and returns it back to the color wheel
one after another studied
and rejected for her first sketch
with her new color pencil collection
at last choosing the black one
she draws a silhouette of herself

© Corinne Mustafa