What color is death?
And what color are regrets?
How would you paint life
and how do you draw strife?
If death is black
life should be a glaring white
but if life is white
where do you find bright?
If moments like grey stones
hurled in a calming blue,
create ripples and regrets
what color do they finally set?
If life is a scenic beauty
where do miseries come from?
what colors do they make when
a hungry child murders men?
how do you define an odor,
like that of coal or incense?
how do you distil two paints,
those of sinners and saints?
Where do I mend my canvas
or a palette if it breaks?
what if all colors disappear
of fantasy, dreams, and fear?
Is confusion a diffusion
of black with white?
Is illusion the same
as reality set aflame?
If hope is a bright silver
and glittering desires gold,
what color are expectations
shattering without justification?
Pray tell if I find this out
what help will that be?
To all creation his own creator
and no color greater than He.
~ Randomly Abstract.
wow mars what a lovely lovely poem
Abbu, thank you. 😀
Now..
i suppose…
if a river only flows one way..
it runs out of water…
ALL of thIS..
IS..
greater…
than emptiness of
IS
i suppose..
i feel..
i am..
always better than..
nothingness…
Knowledge is nothing..
forevermore…
FEELING IS ALL
A
live..
NOWONeFOREVERmoreEVERFORoNENOW
ALL the COST of FREE WILL
to feel
IS
worth it…
i suppose..
nowKnow
🙂
Wow!
I have no words. Really. After first stanza i though it was great then I read the next and thought it was great and the cycle continued and at the end all I can say is: Your thoughts,aapki soch, your brain’s working, your creativity, your writing is GREAT! mashaAllah you are blessed abundantly with writing skills. 🙂
I was studying for english exam today before logging here, after reading your poem I realised ek din your poems will too be in the textbooks: inshaAllah 😉
Heeeey, thank you.
Jazakillah for your kind comment, and for being this amazing reader. 😉 Means a lot to me, andyouknowthat. =’)
❤
god made earth in thousand colours,man is making it black and white… 🙂
OMG ❤
These three stanzas are my fave:
Where do I mend my canvas
or a palette if it breaks?
what if all colors disappear
of fantasy, dreams, and fear?
Is confusion a diffusion
of black with white?
Is illusion the same
as reality set aflame?
If hope is a bright silver
and glittering desires gold,
what color are expectations
shattering without justification?
*Pray tell if I find this out
what help will that be?
To all creation his own creator
and no color greater than He.*
Now that is what is crazy awesome. One of your really great ones, Maria. ^_^
What inspired this though? 😛
so beautifully written. though i often wonder if life is black and death white.
Yes, maybe. When all colors from the light spectrum are mixed, they make white. But when all pigments and paints are blended, they make black. So much for life and death…
And angels! They’re like pure white. Devils however, are denoted by black or red, or something dark like that.
But if death gives peace, it should be white. And it’s mysterious too, haunting in a way. Painful. Is white painful? But life is just as much a mystery as is death, and a combination of so many emotions.
Forget that, how are you doing?
well, it can’t be forgotten. i am doing ok – as mixed up as ever, but what is new? thank you for asking. how are you doing? i have been so busy with another project that i’ve not done hardly any reading or writing, but hope to get back to it soon. i wish you peace and goodness. bob
Oh well. Good luck with your project, and I hope your student isn’t annoying you a bit. 🙂 Things are totally fine here. Have an awesome day!
“How do you distil two paints,
those of sinners and saints?”
An immensely beautiful poem. Keep writing.
Thank you. It means a lot to me.
Wow Maria! Awesome! 🙂
I think it’s about time you publish your very own book of poetry 😉
Thank youu<3
That’s a super poem…makes one thing of life and its colors and what about the color of death!!! Truly thought provoking….
Thank you so much, Suyash! 🙂 So glad you stopped by!
You are most welcome. Pleasure reading your poems. Have a look at my travel blogs, photos and few poems. Your appreciation in terms of comments would be very valuable. Thanks.
Sure will! Thanks again! ^-^
Welcome Maria 🙂
One of your best poems, in my humble opinion.
I am delighted to find your comment. Thank you so much for coming!
“To all creation his own creator
and no color greater than He.”
–Brilliant. And so true. No color is greater than He.
🙂
Thank you! =)