Color has the power to change things. Yet, what most people fail to realize is that color, in all of its brightness and happiness, is also dark and very gloomy (on the inside). Too bad, so sad that “we” only see what our eyes can see… leaving the inner “we” alone and cold.

But guess what? A big splash of bright colors makes it better again.

I also enjoyed reading Nicola’s piece… you guys are some talented people…

BUT, it’s hard to find someone who can top your word arrangement, use, and flow. You’re blessed.

Meek

Each picture is heartbreakingly banal,
a kitten and a ball of yarn,
a dog and bone.
The paper is cheap, easily torn.
A coloring book’s authority is derived
from its heavy black lines
as unalterable as the ten commandments
within which minor decisions are possible:
the dog black and white,
the kitten gray.
Under the picture we find a few words,
a title, perhaps a narrative,
a psalm or sermon.
But nowhere do we come upon
a blank page where we might justify
the careless way we scribbled
when we were tired and sad
and could bear no more.

Connie Wanek