I Am Gray

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Contest: Imagine you're a color

Sponsor: Andrea Dietrich

Written: 16 August 2025

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I may be no primary colour
The trendy say I’ve had my day
But I shall be no shrinking violet
I stand tall and proud… for I’m GRAY!

I’m never seen gracing a pizza
Or the tail of a visiting comet
I’m not in the arc of a rainbow
Nor the colours that emanate from it

I’m in every shadow, for that is my way
My night is my day, because I am GRAY!

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Gershon Wolf

Date: 8/17/2025 8:03:00 PM

And proud of it, I see... Gonna join the 'Gray Panthers?' Keep on truckin,' Terry.

Deb M

Date: 8/15/2025 8:04:00 PM

Hehe so cleverly funny Terry ....made me smile from beginning to end! Debx

Sara Etgen-Baker

Date: 8/15/2025 5:21:00 PM

excellent, Terry! Crafty and a tad humorous. Best wishes with the contest, Sara

Terry Flood
Date: 8/15/2025 5:26:00 PM

Thanks, Sara. I wrote another poem about the color Puce, only to discover that puce is not the sickly color I thought it was. You live and learn! Glad you enjoyed. Terry