Confetti

by Harold Acton (1923) — a poem card from Justes Mots

A lyrical celebration of confetti as a shower of color and magic that announces joy and awakening. The poem uses vivid imagery—peacock eyes, firefly wings, jeweled birds—to transform confetti into a whimsical herald of dawn and romance. Its playful tone and circular structure make it ideal for festive occasions.

LET us sprinkle in the air
Colours, colours everywhere.
Peacock’s eyes in April showers
Plucked in silver-sandalled hours,
Wings of fireflies iridescent,
Jets of drift-wood incandescent.
Let us hurl them to the skies
Ere the pallid dawn arise.…

Themes: birthday · wedding · anniversary · graduation