Black and White Make Gray
The prompt at dVerse Poets Pub today is to write a poem about the colors black and white. Here’s what I came up with.
Black and White Make Gray
When we were young
everything was black and white
We saw the world as dark or light
Decisions were wrong or right
Now we are older
everything has blurred to gray
We are afraid to join the fray
Choosing to wait ’til another day
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So true…and yet…I have worked with many very open minded preschoolers. Maybe we start out grey! It was a nice change to read a rhyming poem tonight. 🙂 Great job.
Perhaps we do start out gray, then it’s all black and white in the teen years and early 20s, then back to mostly gray.
But even if we’re afraid to join in the fray there’s no denying that we are all in this great battlefield together that is called life. The fear is constant today & even tomorrow but eventually we will all learn to find the courage it takes to fight for this one precious life. Thanks for the poem!
Funny you should say that as I recently found that courage and am writing a book about it. We are all in this together, that is so true.
Ah.. yes i say..
embrace all the shades
of grey and colors of life..
as God is an artist without
boundaries
of
brush
or
strokes..
infinity of all
as one way
of light
and dark..
in ALLways ONE..
never alone.. for those
who sing a song of ALL..:)
you’re right, we were almost exact opposites. Good one 🙂
The ignorance & impatience & short attention spans of youth can be understood, even forgiven–but the ultra-conservative far-to-the-right KKK John Birchers amongst us are perfect examples of inability to probe, to investigate life, science, & spirituality–& speaking only for myself, their actions & views are not forgivable or acceptable.
Much truth in this poem….and you are right – there are still black and whites among the greys. The greys do seem to add contrast and depth but I think you and I both know there is One that will never fade to grey. Good take on this prompt and the rhymes in it add to it.
Yes, there is that One for sure.
I think life is more interesting when we explore beyond the black and white.
A lot of truth in this “simple” poem, Linda 🙂
Those were my growing up years, too–and it took a good while for me to learn to love gray.
I’m not sure I can say I love gray, but I’ve learned to appreciate it.
This is so true, Linda. As we mature, we become more cautious in our judgements and hopefully kinder too. Claudia could not have expressed my feelings about this.
Maturity makes one to be more careful much to missing out on some things. Very true Linda!
Hank
As we grow older, I find that there are more shades rather than black or white ~ I think we need to find our own stance, color & perspective, given that everything seems convoluted and mixed up now ~
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So very true, Linda. In childhood right was right and wrong was wrong; and we knew which was which because our parents told us so. Smiles. As adults we realize that the world operates much more in shades of gray & our decision making is much harder than it was in days of our naive youth.
I prefer the greyscale. It has more depth to it!
Yes, but without some black and white there would be no gray. 😉 Peace, Linda
Absolutely!
Good texture here, well woven.
I think our fears do keep us from going to extremes. And you know what happens to luk warm as well. I think that is why you see more people joining extremist groups and the younger generations leaving the church. They want something with conviction, and sadly many of our churches have become so luke warm.
Sadly, this is quite true. I’m am glad that there are still a few black and whites that I can hold onto.
I think we fail to look closely enough to see the little specks of black and white.. if we squint our eyes it’s grey, and maybe it’s better that way.. at least we have to be aware that it can happen.
I see what black and white remains, but the question is do I want to take a stand on my view of black and white? Sometimes the answer is yes, sometimes it’s no.
i think the older we get the more we realize how complex situations can be… i’m not for watering things down but i’m all for looking at things from different angles and for trying to see all the shades of a situation or a person
I agree. Some things are still black and white for me, but the older I get the shorter the list gets. And experience can so affect perception that it’s good to try to step into another’s shoes sometimes.