Grey
Grey cloud ceiling
reads like
a blank page.
Solid. Flat.
Unyielding.
reads like
a blank page.
Solid. Flat.
Unyielding.
But in the blend,
the gasses spin,
raindrops forming,
fat
and full of life
At any moment,
grey and blank
can shatter
into prismed shards.
All colors
hide
in grey.
Today,
I fill white pages
with black ink
to the point of overflowing.
I wrap myself
in grey life. . .
not empty,
but too much
to read between
the lines.
Published by Tina Twito
I'm 39, with a wonderful husband (in Iowa), and a daughter who lives in NC with her hubby (love them both!). I write mostly children's stories and poetry (rhyming poetry, traditional poetry, haiku, but mostl... View profile
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8 Comments
Post a CommentAs always...well said!
Had those days ;-(
Thanks to you all!
Very nice, yesterday was like that.
Excellent! You should publish a book of poetry.
Really good poem Tina. Very appropriate for the day also as it's raining and has been raining for the past few days.
Really good poem Tina. Very appropriate for the day also as it's raining and has been raining for the past few days.
a wonderfule spectrum of colors you manegd to wring from "grey"