Sunday, November 8, 2020

THE EYE OF THE BEHOLDER

Writer's Pantry #45 at Poets & Storytellers United  

Submitted November 8, 2020

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THE EYE OF THE BEHOLDER

Some say gray is dull and drab 

    yet

      it’s the color of the early morning

     fog that rests gently in the valleys 

     of  the Great Smoky Mountains.


it’s the color of the nimbus clouds

that skid across summer skies, their

bellies filled with welcome rains

for gardens and fields.


it’s the hair color of  our seniors,

signaling their cumulative years of

service and knowledge, giving of

life and self to those who come after.


Sometimes we need to see color

      in a different light. 

13 comments:

  1. Indeed, sometimes we just need to open our eyes (use our brains and hearts) and see. Things, circumstances, and people have so many layers. We should always remember that bit of light.

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  2. The Great Smoky Mountains wouldn't be the same without the word "smoke," which is gray! Or grey. I don't think I ever spell it the same way time to time! My living room and hallway are grey, called "Essential Shade." And, yes, grey is the color of the wise, even as the bible says!

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  3. The gray sky does have it's charms. Different from her blue sibling, but still enchanting.

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  4. I love gray, black and white and Earl Gray!

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  5. How timely! Just finished reading an article in the New York Times about color, the pandemic, being trapped in our homes and how folks everywhere are arming themselves with paint brushes and paint colors created for cheering them up ...... my oldest son in a phone conversation a bit ago said 'Mom they're probably re-painting every six to eight weeks!' Thus far, I have not succumbed.

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  6. A lovely re-thinking of grey. Personally I have always loved silver hair, and was thrilled when mine finally turned that colour.

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  7. Nicely written, especially the conclusion. :D

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  8. Great meditation on a much maligned color.

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  9. Like Rosemary my hair is grey too, I don't mind it a bit so hopefully I can hang on to it.

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  10. Yes we do need to see colour in a different light...especially in the USA...Very clever subtle poem

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  11. "their bellies filled with welcome rains for gardens and fields" - love it! As a pluviophile, the line appeals to me tremendously.

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  12. For me grey hair is now a sign of good health (the white falls out during glyphosate reactions), so naturally I applaud those who embrace the grey. Lovely thoughts!

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