Monochrome Life
by Rachel Hoyt
Red and yellow,
Black and white -
They look different at first sight.
Dame or fellow,
Queer or straight -
Choices or a stroke of fate?
Shout or bellow,
Stick or stone -
Words penetrate skin and bone.
Harsh or mellow,
Type or tool -
The monochrome life creates a wise fool.
Copyright © 2014 Rachel Hoyt. All rights reserved.
Nicolas Kristof of the New York Times
asked for poems about color and I sent this rhyme.
