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Shades of Faded Grey

Gisela Vigil 1959 (Cuba)

Free verse
Brushed upon a canvas
with only colors, black and white
spark images of consequences
of actions taken, or not.
Would left or right turn on a path
have changed a goal still left unmet?
Would joys become collected tears?
Or pain of wound not ever felt?
Some days I see
the pitch of moonless night.
Some days, the gleam of white.
Sometimes I reach for unused brush
cautiously dipping it
into the contrast palette.
I splatter touch of black
with bits of white.
Reflecting that perhaps
a step I took or one I missed
is just a shade of faded grey.

About this poem

Because sometimes I think too much.

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Submitted by Giselavigil on December 26, 2023

Modified by Giselavigil on December 28, 2023

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Scheme ABCDEFGHIBBJKLMBNOP
Closest metre Iambic trimeter
Characters 555
Words 114
Stanzas 1
Stanza Lengths 19
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Gisela Vigil

Thank you for welcoming me to this community. I was born in Cuba but emigrated with my family to the US when I was three. I am mother to three young adults now, and also a grandmother. I’ve been writing for years, some I share, others I still keep in my personal file. I often write of struggles for we all face them as we journey through life. But still, I feel peace knowing I try my best. Feel blessed to have been given the gift of writing which I strive to improve cause there’s always room for growth. more…

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