Some are happy and project a pretty yellow hue

Some are sad and paint poems in the darkest of blue

Some add a splash of bright orange and glowing red

Creating writes that confuse and mess up one’s head

Some create landscapes in the most brilliant of green

Providing scenes of nature that are very seldom seen

Others use pastels in various strange erotic fashions

To stimulate the senses and arouse our inner most passions

Occasionally we see a poetic canvas in white

To speak of hope and provide a needed ray of light   

Then comes the write of gloom...all draped in coal black

Causing instant depression as we are taken aback

Next comes the golden tones of pure poetic genius

Followed by a lime green write that is just plain egregious

Poems filled with silver linings can sometimes be found

Some are awe inspiring and others are downright profound

Occasional you will see a write framed in a faint purple haze

Impossible to interpret, trapped in its own muddled maze

Lavender seems to be the choice of more than just some

They write of flowers and fruit like the Chickasaw plum

Yes, poets come in many many colors it seems

All painted by life and a few unfulfilled dreams

But their message is unique, cast in color or in grey

As they lay pen aside and await the next inspiring day

That day may be tomorrow or maybe even next week

The colors of the poet remain telling and unique

The canvas of silken paper will draw the poet to its lair

  And words will flow in many colors to fill the soft summer air

©Copyright Charlie Gragg June 1, 2010