Colors of Paradise

I wrote this poem a day after 9/11. In the beginning of the poem there are so many beautiful things to love, but then the ugliness of war comes in to change our surroundings.

The Colors of Paradise

Picture the yellow, the blue, and the green

I lay in the grass so soft and serene

I slip off my shoes

Put my feet in the pond

My body stays on earth

As my mind goes beyond

Now picture the blackness, the red, and the white

They represent fear

And they fly like a kite

 The black is my loneliness

The red is my hate

The white’s my confusion between these two states

I look to the heavens

And long for the pink

There’s nothing but grayness which purple proudly links

The chain that these colors so strongly have made

Lift me from the ground

Causing everything to fade

To the right you would see the world shinning bright

There’s a golden ring so big it could pierce the night

To the left you would see the world yet again

There’s so much dark red no one knows where to begin

No longer the aquamarines that you knew

No longer the oranges

Or soft violet hues

Even the silver that shined from the stars

Has been dipped in maroon

And sent to a far

There’s too much black soot from the guns that have fired

The brown of fallen trees is a shade so expired

Green still remains but it’s moving about

It’s found on the helmets of enemy sniper scouts

The sun in the sky doesn’t have the same spark

Children first drew it

In cheddar not starch

What has happened to the world that God has painted?

What has happened to the world has made me so frustrated

 I let the chain go

To stop all the madness

I want to let go

Of the pain and the sadness

I want to return

To the yellow, blue, and green

To lay on the grass

So soft and serene

Enjoy this picture

Cherish it for today

For the Colors of Paradise

Will be taken away

Reviews

[Lathen Griffiths]

Even though I live in the UK I remember the evening of 9/11 and how much sadness it raised within myself and family, your words here remind me of what a wonderful world we live in and how we think so little of taking the beauty out of it. Excellent write and a wonderful reminder of what we stand to lose on this beautiful planet.

Lathen

[Nick Lee]

Thank you so much for seeing the poem in that way

[KAREN]

This poem was beautifully written, and the imagery is wonderful, but I can also feel the sadness as well. I enjoy this poem!

[Nick Lee]

Thank you so much writergurl

[Writergurl]

What has happened to the world that God has painted?
What has happened to the world has made me so frustrated

I often wonder the same thing, I wish there were a way to somehow save this world.
Nicely expressed and well written

[JE Falcon]

This is a very vivid story, sad, inspiring, and sad again. I found I needed to read it slowly, and savor every line with understanding. --- Thank you for this beautiful, yet very sad story.

[Nick Lee]

Thank you so much for reviewing me. Hope to write more in the future.

[Chris Shaw]

I look forward to reading more from you. Pleased to meet you :)

[Nick Lee]

Likewise its a real pleasure to meet you

[Chris Shaw]

The world in colours, and nature can be so vibrant and beautiful, the yellows, the blues and greens remind me of sun, sky, sea, trees, cornfields. Truly we have places here on earth like paradise and then comes the turn. The flip of the coin. Man's destruction, the damage we do to our own planet. The blacks, reds and greys, tell a different story. There I see death, destruction and depression. A fine write. Thank for posting Nick Lee. Pleased I stopped by.

Chris