Grayscale

Color, which is the poet’s wealth, is so expensive that most take to mere outline sketches and become men of science. - Thoreau

you take the high ground

i'll take the low

with our heavy, black and white feet

born of clay

craven and cursive

we'll meet in the middle

some day

if we can each find our way

learning how to 

dream

love

paint

play

and pray

in faded shades of gray

Author's Note

"All our Concord waters have two colors at least; one when viewed at a distance, and another, more proper, close at hand." -Thoreau

Reviews

[barleygirl]

Your poem harkens to my dislike of all the drama that surrounds most things these days. As if the masses don't even register the regular day-to-day that's going on in nondescript B&W. Your msg also speaks of those who have lost some of their faculties for one reason or another & they learn to dream-love-paint-play without the use of some color they always thought they would have access to (((HUGS))) Fondly, Margie

[Pete]

interesting take. the older i get the more i realize how important the gray areas are - more of the best things in life take place there. 'tis a fine line society walks but then again anything manmade is bound to screwed up somehow ... :)

[Chris Shaw]

Often we have to meet in the middle for a more peaceful life. That's called compromise. Something I have learned as I have got older. It's not all black or white. It is often grey. That's where your poem took me Pete. Nice little read. All the best.

Chris

[Pete]

the older i get, the more i too realize that life is about the grays. i was raised very strictly that things are either right or wrong, black or white but i see more and more that there is a vast middle ground - so much so that i felt it deserved a write. thanks for the share chris ... :)

[Chris Shaw]

You are welcome Pete. I think I am more grey these days too :)

[Pete]

i'm a lot thinner on top too. don't remind me ... :)

[SheIsMe]

We all need to learn. I love this. The last line is solid and flowed really well.

[Pete]

don't we though? life is in the grays. thank you ... :)

[Poetic Beauty]

Sometimes we have to learn to meet in the middle and many times it takes time before that meeting can even happen

[Pete]

we tend to want what we want when we want it - our way or the highway. i guess that's why they say that, "patience is a virtue". i've never had a lot of patience - very impulsive ... :)

[Poetic Beauty]

It depends on what I need to have patience for. Most of the time God didn’t bless me with much patience especially for standing in line to check out lol