Symphony of Colour

An art gallery is a double pleasure,

If like me, colours fill your ears

With musical symphonies,

Each painting a different one.

When I look at Matisse’s Madras Rouge

I hear Mozart’s ‘Jupiter’ symphony.

Blues are the winds like trumpets and clarinets.

Reds are the percussion like drums and cymbals.

Yellows are the strings like piano, violins and violas.

Blue, red and yellow give us

All the splendid colours of the rainbow,

And when I look at it, I hear nature’s symphony.