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Shades of Grey

The dull steel underside of clouds otherwise fluffy and white framed by the pale blue of a late summer sky. Looming, lurking, bleak black clouds that gather before a storm - the colour of impending doom. Soft muted silver of early morning or dusk when everything is calm, peaceful as the world pauses. The concrete of the buildings imposing, stern, solemn even when standing against a bright, electric blue sky. The choppy ocean of liquid iron Wind blowing, wake churning - ominous, threatening storm clouds of water. Grey against grey, so many shades and not one without a deep, melancholy grandeur. A city of black and white? Never, not this city of rain. Only every shade imaginable of the colour grey.

Copyright © | Year Posted 2010




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Date: 2/9/2016 2:02:00 AM
T L, Enjoyed the way you expressed every line. Please keep writing and sharing your poetry. LOVE LINDA
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Date: 12/1/2010 6:37:00 AM
We are having our first laying snowfall this morning in Springfield,Ohio. December 1,2010 what a way to enter this month. It is absolutely beautiful and finds me in good spirits. I have enjoyed reading your poetry this morning T.L. Looking forward to reading more. Have a wonderful day. Love, Carol
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