Thursday, January 22, 2009

Color your World

The local paint company says, "color your world!"
What color should I choose?
The motled green skin of the mango or the bright orange of its meat?
The brick red of the earth or the deep brown of the skin?
The bright fuschia of the flowers or the dull white of the plastic bags?
The ice blue of the mid-day sky or the indigo of the evening?
The haunting grey of the storm clouds or the shocking pink of the dawn?
The blood red carcass of the goat or the mangy golden fur of the street dogs?
If voices had a color perhaps I would paint the music in the air of Uganda - the birds and children and whispers in languages my ear is yet to comprehend.

2 comments:

Anonymous said...

I guess you'll be painting a musical rainbow. Sounds and colors of your world.

xoxoxo
Auntie Carole

Jeremy said...

To see with such clarity. Your world has shifted.