Colors

  I see a million of them every day

of various hues & shades

then I wonder

what is the color of life?

white like the snow on those Himalayan peaks

or crimson red as the brilliant sunrise over those faraway mountains

or transparent like water from the spring

or opaque like a misty winter morning

Is life like the color of the birds

soaring high over the sky

chasing dreams, joy and happiness

refusing to see reason, fear

a rebel without a cause

a child forever

I know life is sometimes grey

conditional

subjective, selective

lovely yet cruel

patient and potent,

impatient, immoral, impulsive

an unrepentant sinner

life is like those sepia colored memories

even the best ones

you remember with sadness

haunting, teasing,

but present in some corner

refusing to leave

Some say they like red, blue, yellow, green….

But they all come out from black and white

I see a million of them everyday

of various hues and shades