Charmaine Chircop Poet Lyric

The Colour Blind Painter

. 
 I found it between freshly cut buttercups  

and a cerulean sea

Splashed upon a canvas

 of a painter' s fantasy .

I am colour blind , yet since I was a child

I could feel, I could taste, I could hear  

I could smell ,all that I couldn't  see .

And its green. It is  so green to me.

I smell  it through the brewing pot 

and pouring of a morning Indian tea

I taste  its sugar from the maple leaf 

And its green , it is so green to me.

I feel its velvets on my neck's nape

from the early buds of Spring

I hear it through the sheep bells  

grazing  on the hills. 

I see it 'neath the harvest moon

 when they drink white wine and sing.

I am colour blind , yet since I was a child

I could feel , I could taste, , I could hear 

 I could smell ,all that I couldn't  see, 

And its green. It is  so green to me.

This colour of serenity 

Makes me one with who I am

It is in tales and genesis 

of  Eve  and every man .

This nature where I roam through 

Far from envy, wild and free

Far from the climbing ivy 

that chokes society.

Between freshly cut buttercups 

and a cerulean sea.

Its Splashed upon a canvas 

of a painter's fantasy.


Beyond those blues and yellows

Is it green that I can see ?

Its verdant fields I sleep on

wherever I may be 





P.S - Inspired by Silent One 's Green (Colours United  Contest )
bur not for the contest.

Though I'm not colour blind, this was inspired by
someone close to me  who is colourblind to green and brown.

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Manmath Dalei April 7, 2016 at 10:28 AM Very brilliant write. I enjoyed the entire poem......hugs

Arthur Vaso March 8, 2016 at 11:04 PM Its beautiful, and makes me wonder how one would see the world , without color! :)

Paul Callus March 7, 2016 at 5:10 PM Beautiful!! You appeal to the senses and I can tell that each word is coming from deep within your heart and soul. The part "Far from envy......that chokes society" is lovely, but the poem in all its totality is excellent. A fav for me! ~ Regards // paul

Anthony Mark March 2, 2016 at 10:41 PM great write charmaine ...line 12 And not Amd....otherwise a perfectly worded write , ...well done , ...cmon people stop skimming, and jump in,...lol xx Charmaine Chircop March 3, 2016 at 12:51 AM Thanks for pointing the typo ..When I am using the phone instead of tablet or pc ..I do lots of silly mistakes.Thanks Mark..I fixed it : ).

Brian Mcclain March 2, 2016 at 10:07 PM Hi Charmaine, Very rich and evocative, engaging all the senses with skillful wordplay. Beautifully written! Cheers, Brian

Andrea Dietrich March 2, 2016 at 4:02 PM wow, you should have entered it. I bet it would have placed high. This is so lovely! I am also glad to learn it's not YOU but written through the eyes of your friend being color blind. I always thought it was green and red, but green and brown is very interesting. What color does he see in their place? Charmaine Chircop March 3, 2016 at 12:58 AM His grandpa used to see in blk and whitevonly..We did colour tests for Christina..but She didnt inherit colorblindness..Anyways its true..Hisvother senses pay for the one He lacks : ) Charmaine Chircop March 3, 2016 at 12:56 AM Andrea ,its my husband who is colour blind.He can see primary colours,but when they are mixed or not primary He gets confuses to know the name.He says he sees beautiful colours in green and brown,He just dnt know that they are green or brown. He can recognizebright yellows,blues and reds best... It is strange but it seems He ve learnt tp live with it,and He works using shades where He cant recognize colour

Richard Lamoureux March 2, 2016 at 1:17 PM Interestingly we both have a colour blind piece although mine and yours are on very different topics. I am colour blind so I really appreciate this piece. As always you are an artist. Charmaine Chircop March 2, 2016 at 1:37 PM My husband is partially colour blind. He says that He can see the primary colours Red m Yellow and Blue.. But He finds it hard when it comes to browns and greens mostly. Saying this, He recognizes traffic lights, and even worked with wires on some electricity issues at home. He says he knows which is which by shades. Actually , spectacles were invented so We discovered recently. ?yet He doesnt seem to bother to wish to have one. : ). Thanks for reading, it seems color blindness is common indeed.

Tim Smith March 2, 2016 at 10:56 AM A deficiency in one of our senses will heighten the others to account for the loss. Lovely poem Charmaine. "This colour of serenity . It makes me one with who I am" I Love this line...Tim

Daniel Carter March 2, 2016 at 10:40 AM Love this one! We tend to be one dimensional in how we perceive things when the green is not one dimensional. Or maybe our sight prevents us from perceiving the green in other ways. This is what I was thinking when I read this:) Excellent piece! This really made me ponder. Thanks for sharing:) The best one that I've read today!