The Color of Words

The Color of Words

A Poem by Katie Marie

A poem is a unique art,
painted not with the colors of the rainbow,
but with the color of words.
A poet, like an artist,
chooses his or her colors carefully,
as to not mix the wrong ones and ruin the image.
If a poet were to write,
'His eyes are dark blue.'
it would not create the correct effect.
The sentence needs some shading to blend the colors well.
If a poet were to write,
'His eyes glimmer with the color of the dark ocean depths.'
it would add much, much more,
to the writer's artwork.
A poet can take words,
and, without being there in person,
paint a flawless picture into the mind of the reader.

© 2012 Katie Marie


Author's Note

Katie Marie
Yet another poem written for my Creative Writing class. :)

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Seems more like a tutorial. Very effective analogy between colour and words.

Posted 10 Years Ago


A very creative poem.

Posted 11 Years Ago


Very true. congrats for being an honorable mention of poetic souls btw.

Posted 11 Years Ago


Katie Marie

11 Years Ago

Thank you! :)
oh yes, poetic license is so wonderful, but...point taken, to paint with words is an art form which, when paired with words being music, becomes a work of lovingly crafted personal essence... very nice piece

Posted 11 Years Ago


this was lovely I liked it a lot the title drew me in and your words held me all the way through

Posted 11 Years Ago


Words have create fear and changed the world. Martin Luther King is a example of a man who used words to change a world. A writer who can speak his words with strength and beauty. Can steal the thoughts and pain away. No weakness in this amazing poem. Thank you.
Coyote

Posted 11 Years Ago


captures the thrill of reading and writing beautifully, well done! :)

Posted 11 Years Ago


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Roe
wow lovely write :)

Posted 11 Years Ago



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Added on April 20, 2012
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Katie Marie
Katie Marie

Hippyville, WI



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I was introduced to this site by a friend who is an amazing writer. Thank you to my friend Cheyenne. About my writing: I don't ever write poems that rhyme. (So, if those are the poems you like to .. more..

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