Tuesday 13 October 2009

Sinople

SINOPLE

-noun
1 (Mineralogy) Ferruginous quartz, of a blood-red or brownish red colour, sometimes with a tinge of yellow.
2 (Heraldry) The tincture vert; green.



Sit
Still:
Autumn,
That jester,
Just confuses trees
Sending them on a mad quest for
New coats of arms in the elusive sinople shade.

No comments: