In response to the prompts at OctPoWriMo Day 13, and for UBC Day 13.
if life were a pack of Gems,
each color just as sweet,
would it be just as exciting,
to savor the little treats?
the bright yellow of joys,
or the red of our angers,
or even our envious green,
if every mood felt the same,
and we felt no different,
what would it, to you, mean?
no moody blues to take,
or the pink of health to find,
no purple to judge correctly
between heart and mind.
just the same old life,
in every color and shape,
seems a boring choice to me,
so I’m glad for the flavors,
that I savor each new day,
and let the colors just be.
(13th Oct 2014)
Vinay Leo R.
Poetry & writing are to me, a breath of fresh air in a life that is sometimes covered by the smoke of sorrow or self doubt. They also become the sweets I share to celebrate when life offers me a reason to. But most of all, they are to me, my life. For each word I write is a piece of my heart, a thought that just had to find its way into the world.
I enjoyed reading this and seeing your interpretation of color.
(Fida recently posted…Monday Blessings: Imperfection)
Thanks, and glad you enjoyed my interpretation, Fida 🙂
(Vinay Leo R. recently posted…Gems of life?)
Yes, Life is pretty boring without all those emotions. They colour our life and teach us so much if we are willing tolearn from them.
(Jaibala Rao recently posted…Mix Taped Me)
Very true, Jb 🙂 It’s that willingness which matters. They color our willingness then too.
(Vinay Leo R. recently posted…Gems of life?)
Vinay loved this one.The way you have related every nuances of life to colours 🙂
Thank you, Sunita 🙂
(Vinay Leo R. recently posted…Gems of life?)
Truly a praiseworthy piece of work. Life without colors will be a boring life indeed. A beautiful and incredibly well penned poem. Loved it.
(Priyanshi recently posted…7 Minutes)
Yes, life without colors, and life without flavor would be boring, Priyanshi 🙂 If all colors tasted the same, then it’s definitely so. Glad you liked the poem. Thank you.
(Vinay Leo R. recently posted…Gems of life?)
You did a great job of capturing the moods of all those colors… I think of them that way but putting words to it was really cool!
Thank you, Zoe 🙂
(Vinay Leo R. recently posted…Gems of life?)
beautiful! Hooray for the different colors and flavors!
(Michelle Liew recently posted…Blues Waves)
Three cheers indeed, Michelle 🙂 Thank you.
(Vinay Leo R. recently posted…Gems of life?)
This speaks to me. I’ll keep it in mind next time that I judge one of my moods as uncomfortable, a pain, or some other negative judgement.
(Angela van Son recently posted…We worship our mistress today)
Thanks, and glad my poem spoke to you, Angela. 🙂 Yes, it’s just a flavor of life. We’ll get bored if it’s only sweet!
(Vinay Leo R. recently posted…Gems of life?)
Gems will never be the same to me again. Nicely woven the colours to the various emotions. 🙂
(Rekha recently posted…Stumbling and Mumbling)
Yeah 😀 Now that I think of it, it’ll forever be different to me too, Rekha 🙂 Glad you liked the poem I wove!
(Vinay Leo R. recently posted…In this moment…)
Perfect! Just be and enjoy life as it is. 🙂
(Payal Agarwal recently posted…Wingless #Day 14)
Thanks, Payal 🙂 Exactly!
(Vinay Leo R. recently posted…In this moment…)
All the colours melt and form a shade of white before they reveal their chocolatey self. What do you make of that o poet 🙂
(Bhavya recently posted…Ten Things To Do)
I make that you have a strong imagination, Ishi 😛 Sweet imagination this time too, with the chocolate.
(Vinay Leo R. recently posted…Halfway there…)
The most interesting poem on colors I ever read 😀
(Sims recently posted…Counting Days…)
It’s a tasty one too, Sims 😉