Fifty Shades of Brown

A novel that I haven’t read Is Fifty Shades of Grey. I know what it’s about, but why the grey? I couldn’t say. The only greys that I could name Are charcoal, smoke or ash. But fifty shades of brown? Now, I could name them in a flash! There’s mocha, chocolate, bittersweet, Mahogany and umber; Burnt sienna, saddle and More tans that I could number. Butterscotch and caramel, Espresso, cocoa, rust; Copper, coffee, khaki, chestnut – There are more, I trust. Cinnamon and chicory, Malt and dirt and clay; Sand and nutmeg, earth and mud And one I cannot say. Camouflage, bamboo and beige, Bronze and fox and mink; Camel, pecan, palomino – Time to stop, I think. I’ve made my point; as colors go, I think it’s fair to say That Fifty Shades of Brown makes sense Much more than Shades of Grey!