Shades of Faded Grey
Brushed upon a canvas
with only colors, black and white
spark images of consequences
of actions taken, or not.
Would left or right turn on a path
have changed a goal still left unmet?
Would joys become collected tears?
Or pain of wound not ever felt?
Some days I see
the pitch of moonless night.
Some days, the gleam of white.
Sometimes I reach for unused brush
cautiously dipping it
into the contrast palette.
I splatter touch of black
with bits of white.
Reflecting that perhaps
a step I took or one I missed
is just a shade of faded grey.
About this poem
Because sometimes I think too much.
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Submitted by Giselavigil on December 26, 2023
Modified by Giselavigil on December 28, 2023
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Quick analysis:
Scheme | ABCDEFGHIBBJKLMBNOP |
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Closest metre | Iambic trimeter |
Characters | 555 |
Words | 114 |
Stanzas | 1 |
Stanza Lengths | 19 |
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