Munday on Monday: Paint scheme

A shade of darkish-yellow was

The hue I had in mind;

The merchant with the cans of paint

Had nothing in that line.

He showed a couple chips of paint

Then more he went to fetch;

“Why, these are pretty close,” he said

(Assertion that’s a stretch)

Despite the clerk’s insistence as

A mix-of-color broker

I had to say, “It’s hardly right;

At best, it’s medi-ochre.”

Don Munday, dmunday@kcstar.com

This story was originally published November 29, 2015 at 12:00 PM with the headline "Munday on Monday: Paint scheme."