COLOR SYMPHONY
Reading edition
Open wings of sea gulls And snow peaks are white; Deep water in ancient slime-lined wells Is black— Great cities are gray, With dark, gloomy smoke rising to kill the day. Sunsets are gold And sometimes red, While the moon glows silver, And then instead Its face seems rose. But love— Love is all colors, Sometimes black and sometimes red, Seldom white but again gold— Colors of youth and colors old; Faded colors. Lavender, green, With stretches of orange in between. Love is often a deep rich blue, Or crimson for blood With a dark brown hue. Love is gray Like twilight’s breath— Love—all color symbols of life Yet, in reality, Death!