All Else

All Else

All black and all white

All else in between extremes

All else shades of grey

Author's Note

Reviews

[Ken Simm.]

True black means an absence of light and is therefore invisible. But this has extraordinary light my friend.

[Julie McCarthy (juliesp..]

I love the in between the grey line between black and white
My partner is black or white he can never see the grey matter it can cause fights as he can’t see what I see !
I always see the grey the in between
Your poem was good thanks 🙏

[Einstein Noodle]

you so kind, Julie! Thank you! i suppose men can lean toward thick headedness for sure. ;) your review inspires me to imagine so many shades of gray. luv and peace
E.

[Lydia Shutter]

Ah, but it is the extremes that hold adventure. Good senryu! Lydi***

[Einstein Noodle]

ohhhhhhhhh .... great point, Lydi. a fine thing to remember ... maybe i should go sky diving!!! hugs of peace and joy
E.

[SleeplessVolcano]

Thought-provoking few words my friend.....we live in the "in-between".....

[Einstein Noodle]

come to think about that, Sleepless, in between has the most room doesn't it!? peace and joy sir
read morecome to think about that, Sleepless, in between has the most room doesn't it!? peace and joy sir
E.

[Chris Shaw]

Describes how polarised politics is getting. I prefer shades of grey. Far more peaceful. You say a lot here Mr E with brevity and a posted image. Have a beautiful Friday. All good wishes from across the pond.

Chris

[Einstein Noodle]

and the best of the day to you, Chris! thank you for stopping and taking a peek. yes! certainly applies to politics my friend .. thank you for your kindness

[John the Baptist]

Some prefer either all black or all white, but these are often the same people who start wars. Gray can be boring, but it's better than blood red.

[Einstein Noodle]

whoa! yes, my friend, better that blood every time ..sometimes i think there is a collective responsibility for our violence here on Earth .. but hey ... who can say ... wars have always been with us as long as written and verbal histories can be remembered. ... thanks for visiting very much, Sir John! ... and for taking time to share your thoughts
E.

[Lorry]

Still true though E. And if you really think about it, even black and white are shades of grey too. Unless you are looking at the blackest black or the whitest white.
I tried asking Alexa but she told me to go check with Dulux... and to stop harassing her! 😃
Hope you are well my friend. I am in a very strange state right now. Seven days of sunshine and no rain. In scotland! Its our best summer ever and its still spring! 😃

[Einstein Noodle]

wow!! seven straight days in Scotland without rain!!! has to be some kind of record eh!? upper midwest weather for me has been pretty even keeled ... low 40s at night and mid 50s in the day .. sometimes cloudy ... sometimes clear ... sometimes rain .... kind of grey like ;) i recall reading that white is the presence of all colors and black the absence ... of course debate rages in the grey :) shame on you for flabbergasting poor Alexa ... thanks for reviewing my dear friend
peace and joy
E.

[Lorry]

Ps... it rained today. Back to normal now I suppose. Pfft! 😃

[Einstein Noodle]

it's a soggy well used metaphor, but hey ..... i'm in a dry spell too long ;)