Sunday, April 20, 2008

kaleidoscope----One Single Impression



dark foreboding clouds
give rise to goosebumps

flashing lights behind the eyes

chills the heart
blackness surrounds the mind

shaking up the very grounds
under our feet


"is it not strange we see a kaleidoscope
when we know fear has no colour?"

20 comments:

Anonymous said...

I like the subtle depth. I thought I was wading in on an easy set of words when suddenly I was swimming in deep thought.

You are good!

Noah the Great said...

Oh, I really like the question.

Bill said...

kaleidoscope
the children have
so many questions

Mandy said...

An interesting idea.

"fear has no colour"
where did you come across this concept?

Raven said...

"Fear has no color" - profound. Deep, beautiful poem.

Teri said...

"Fear has no color.." Wow, what an awesome statement.

Anonymous said...

I can feel the storm rolling in when I read this poem-- you can smell the ozone and feel the thunder. This is very nice.

SandyCarlson said...

When I first considered this post, I thought of the contrast between the black and white of night and the color of daytime and mindfulness! You've done a wonderful job--far better than I could have. Thanks.
Writing in Faith: Poems

Edward S Gault said...

You really make the reader feel what the sky might be saying. I always enjoy photographing dramatic
skies like the ones you've described here.
Excellent!

Anonymous said...

Hmmm... some thinking to do here with the poem and the question. Interesting! I'm new to One SIngle Impression and writing poems. Glad to have found bloggers with similar interest.

Tumblewords: said...

Love the idea of the kaleidoscope and the color lacking in fear!

Anonymous said...

Your description of fear, the way in which you delivered it, and ending question, leave me astonished! This is great. Thanks.

Anonymous said...

Your description of fear, the way in which you delivered it, and ending question, leave me astonished! This is great. Thanks.

polona said...

wow, the colours of fear!

Anonymous said...

..forms and forms in the kaleidoscope of fear..'tis good to take the color out of it,thanks for sharing.

spacedlaw said...

I like the idea of a kaleidoscope of fear.

WH said...

"flashing lights behind the eyes"--that is a wonderful line from a poem that addresses the prompt in a very artful way!

Patois42 said...

I'm humbled by your poem and the comments following it. Well done, indeed.

Anonymous said...

dang g.. that one snuck right up... and kinda shook me up!!... who knew the color of fear... awesome!!

Pearl said...

like the turn of phrase "fear has no color".