Brown and White

Observations after a nature walk

Bethany Savarese

White is pure life

With an angelic chorus sound

With a soft feel

A radiant light

Breath in the air

Chilling winds on your skin

Children running to school

Sparse clouds floating away

in hopes of a better tomorrow

Brown is dead

with a crunching sound

with a crumbling feel.

A darkness within.

Representing something that had life that doesn't now.

Grass, leaves, branches, all dead

Left lifeless and unwanted.

A pile of dirt

of thrown away hopes and dreams

pushed away by the harsh winds.

Two colors of nature,

fighting for a chance.

One to make things better,

The other for a life.

Neither one is in the wrong.

They want to live in harmony

but you cannot have both brown and white.

Only one will continue on.

Reviews

[Miles W.]

So much beauty can be found when we look at the two extremes of life. Beautifully done, well written, excellent portrayal of the two extremes in the form of color.