The colour white

The white of the mantle
Of freshly fallen snow
The white of the candle
Beneath the flickering glow

The dark waves that break
In a spray of foam.
The creamy topping of the cake
Cottony clouds that roam

White letters on a keyboard
A white horse that races
White walls beneath red tiles
A bride’s gown and laces.

White idlis and rice
Thermocol in cases
White lilies in the garden
The white streak that a jet traces.

The white of a baby’s eyes
Coconut scrapings on a plate
The blank whiteness of a page
Blooms on a trellised gate.

White sliver of a moon
White chalk on a slate
White kernel of a seed
Biding its time and fate.