The poem teaches colors by providing examples of objects associated with each color. It discusses orange, yellow, red, purple, green, black, and blue, describing carrots, lemons, apples, grapes, grass, night, ocean, and other objects. The poem reinforces learning colors by putting them in the speaker's "head" and knowing them "by heart."

1. Colour Poems I’m learning all my colors, I'm really very smart. I put the colors in my head, I know them all by heartOrangeOrange is a carrotAnd the orange I eatOrange are these bright new socksI wear upon my feet!YellowYellow is a lemonYellow is a starYellow is the sunIn the sky so farRedRed is an appleRed is a roseRed is the color ofMy frozen, icy nose! PurplePurple is a grapePurple is a plumPurple is my favorite juiceShall I get you some?GreenGreen is the grassUnder both my feetAnd green is the broccoliMy mother makes me eat!BlackBlack is the nightAnd a witch's hatBlack is my Mom's hairAnd that witch's cat! More GreenGreen are the branchesBudding in the sunAnd green are many vegetablesCan you tell us some?BlueBlue is the oceanBlue are my eyesBlue is the sky whereThe lonely eagle flies.BrownBrown is the mudBrown is the bearBrown is the color Of my brother's hair.