Black and White

Devoid of color, this broken heart is

Black and White

by jack

 

Sadness paints in black and white

A jagged bristled brush

Strokes of paint and pain alike

A canvassed charcoal’d hush

 

Tinted sorrows fade so quick

Muted palettes share

Lingering this clouded mass

Which follows everywhere

 

Thinned of tear drop offerings

Sorrowed streaks and stains

Portraits of the loneliness

Tempered by the pain

 

Centered on a easel’s sill

Framed upon the stack

A masterpiece of loss to feel

In tones of white and black

Author's Note

Thank you for reading

Reviews

[Blue Ivory]

Sadness to me is more blue, but this is so imaginative! This is my favorite of your works! Going to my library :) Comparing sadness to art is a really great idea. Combining two things I love. Makes it all the more enjoyable!

[Jack...]

Thank you so very much. I am happy you liked it and thrilled you are going to keep it close.

[KAOlmsted]

I complain sometimes about not having the ability to paint, or draw, but after reading this, I think I'm almost better off, because, just as there are certain pieces of poetry I find difficult to re-read, pieces I may have written in times of sorrow or regret or loss, I am positive there would be works of painted art I just would not have the emotional fortitude to look at had they been created out of loneliness or pain. This is a remarkable piece, Jack...simply remarkable.

[Jack...]

Thank you so much Kimmer, I appreciate you stopping by.

[KAOlmsted]

Always my pleasure.

[InsanityWriter]

Beautiful. :) I love the picture!!

[Jack...]

Thanks, my feminine side was just sneaking out.

[Zahra]

Tinted sorrows fade so quick Muted palettes share Lingering this clouded mass Which follows everywhere

You've painted a masterpiece with your words. Loved this poem.

[Jack...]

Thank you so much

[Nick.B]

Interesting painting you've managed to create here with your own words...great job

[Jack...]

Thanks Nick.

[eglantine]

Very vivid imagery

[Jack...]

Thank you E.

[Sarah Marie]

This is so lovely...! The haunting, saddening feel of this paints a muted but beautiful color to this piece. I especially love the alliterations... again, this is beautiful!

[Jack...]

Thank you so very much

[Lily Mae]

And I surely felt them.. exceptional write Jack.. The last two lines did me in..xo

[Jack...]

Thank you Lily Mae, it always pleases me to hear from you.

[Emerald Seas]

So sad, I feel the weight of the paint upon the pallet. Yet, written with such a soft style and easy reading, the heaviness of the topic feels lifted, burden shared.
Very, very well written, Jack.

[Jack...]

Thank you so much for your kind and flattering words.

[Salar Majak]

I agree with you, sadness does lack color, but maybe it's because it can't endure all of the colors of joy and life, great poem

[Jack...]

Thank you Aurora, for our kind words