Orange and Red on Red, by Henry Crawford

Orange and Red on Red, by Mark Rothko (USA, b. Latvia), 1957.

Orange and Red on Red

it’s just [red] and [orange]
[orange] and [red] just as
these [marks] are here
[black] and [white] the
way the [red] stands
square with the [orange]
the way they stand
for [red] and for [orange]
the way these [marks]
stand here for [black]
and for [white] as the [red]
stands for [red] being [red]
being [orange] as [marks]
being [black] and being
[white] just as the [red]
and [orange] here and
there

Henry Crawford

Henry Crawford is a poet living and writing in the Washington, DC area. His work has appeared in several journals and online publications including Boulevard, Copper Nickel, Folio, Borderline Press and The Offbeat. He is a 2016 nominee for a Pushcart Prize for his poem “The City of Washington” appearing in District Lit. His first collection of poetry, American Software, is scheduled for publication in the Spring of 2017 by WordTech Communications through its imprint, CW Books.