shades of gray, clouds, 2010
white as the brightest light
black as the darkest night
silver symbol on a chain
draped across a rocky grave
peaceful thoughts rest in my brain
no two clouds are the same shade
presented this day just to me
a gift so soft and billowy
sometimes harsh as jagged steel
as cold as a rifle bolt to feel
white as the brightest light
black as the darkest night
follow pavement forty days
mountain peaks will block the way
in foggy mist there rests a lake
hard concrete I will forsake
tornado scars upon the land
disappear into the vast ocean
I comb my hair a different way
no two clouds are the same shade
while colors rule the day
what I see are shades of gray
while colors rule the day
what I see are shades of gray
black as the darkest night
white as the brightest light