Colors of Life

Colors of the sun swirl all about, a multitude of shades

Marking milestones as we traipse upon this earth

Each footstep unique and special in its own way

Some filled with sadness but many others filled with mirth.

White and yellow mark the newness of our first arrival

And the squalling, tears, and laughter that ensue

It’s difficult to always know in which direction life will steer

But always, thus begins a march of overwhelming pursuit.

A stronger yellow fills the daylight of our youth

Blossoming into daffodils and merry-go-rounds

Joy and innocence wrap to entwine themselves tightly

Until music to the threshold of pending maturity sounds.

A yellow so bright and blinding fills our long days

Of adult years and life as we move stealthily along

Trials and tribulations, often balanced with such joy,

Abound and flow in the cycle of a never ending song.

The sunset blossoms with a deep, burnt orange

As we merge into our later years and oft’ begin to wonder

Where the time has flown - we’ve still so much to do

But life has its own design as it begins to burst asunder.

The penetrating and enveloping darkness of twilight looms

And we begin to ponder if we did all we could do

To live our lives in the blueprint that was specifically ours

As we weaved in and out to perform a commanding coup.

And then the darkness falls and near blackness abounds

As we linger and wait for what could well be years

Listening for the final, masterful stroke that defines our time

And then of a sudden, life is slowly snuffed as death appears.

A brilliance…..and then it all begins anew…..

The light that surfaces is so blinding and so bright

And leads to yet another imposing chance

To begin afresh, manipulating things aright.

Woven in a multitude of individual tapestries

Life is a cycle of colors which we seek to align

How we choose to master and manipulate it

Is pure choice, unique and of an artist’s delightful design.

So take the colors and weave them all about

Along with the clay of life that’s sculpted and molded

To create a unique and memorable stamp upon your time

Until the story begins anew, in new ways of old yearning to be retold.