The Last Rose of Kingston

The last rose of Kingston

outside the conference room window
Pink perfection demanding attention
poised against the green sapling tinged with autumnal yellow
In here, all are black, or blue, dots, stripes, diamonds,
Black…or blue
monochrome
metronome, mercurochrome
astrodome
Outfits for a business day
But wait, one rosy shirt smiles in the back of the room
Perhaps in tandem with
the last rose of Kingston
Outside the conference room window
And then…beneath the modesty panel
One pair of dingy white socks
Rest comfortably
atop their black shoes.