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Color Me - the Future Is Coming

Color me gray, so sad these dreary days Doom and gloom pervade the conversation Too much talk of the “coming” apocalypse Not enough attention paid to the positive, The future that is coming. Color me green, alive to earth’s changes Awareness of the need for global unity To face the inevitable changes we can see Let us not divide politically, but embrace The future that is coming. Color me blue, a bright cerulean shade Keeping my eyes on positive goals Determined to make my little sphere Of influence purer, more ethical, for The future that is coming. Color me black, that I may empathize With those who struggle every day To be loved, accepted, appreciated, their Contributions make a better society, and The future that is coming. Color me red, so that I may recognize The sacrifices of our American heroes Who shed their blood, gave precious lives On faraway, foreign battlefields to insure The future that is coming.

Copyright © | Year Posted 2021




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Date: 9/6/2021 7:41:00 PM
Reminded me of the song "My Colouring Book" Except the last line of that song wasn't positive.
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L Milton Hankins
Date: 9/6/2021 8:43:00 PM
Thank you for your insightful thoughts, Shirley. I always enjoy what you say.
Date: 9/6/2021 6:41:00 PM
Hi Milton. I love the positive vibe of this piece..well constructed and not forced as well godbless anthony
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L Milton Hankins
Date: 9/6/2021 6:44:00 PM
Thank you so much, Anthony, for reading my poem and making a thoughtful, insightful comment on it. I appreciate it.

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