Red rose,
        ruby,
whose hue is that of
the long-wave extreme of the
visible spectrum.

Red jasmine,
plumeria rubra.

with terminal cymes of
pink/red/purple fragrance.

          Cinnabar,
          native red
          mercuric sulfide.

                    Red names,
                        singing..

(Even rains that fall
deep in the sea
are red.)
.