Color Splash

[SilentDream]

Please share (and continue to share) any pieces you have
written about or using color. Write about how a color makes
you feel, what feeling a certain color gives you, etc and so on.

For example, one of my favorite quotes comes from Hailstones
and Halibut Bones by Mary O'Neill:

"White is a pair of
Whispers talking."


Post your color splashes here in this ongoing thread!

[SilentDream]

a friend asked me to write
about their favorite color:

Before Dreams Awaken



It is the silence before dreams awaken
Adorned in the blending of deepening hues

And a voice ~ silky, reminiscent
Beckons to flow like the curves of these words

Ever warm,
Upon velvet lining
Ever sweet,
Lips flavored of berries

Of smoky kohl to line exotic eyes
Uplifted and watching the new moon rise

Into the blending of deepening hues
In the silence before dreams awaken




© 2007 SilentDream (All rights reserved) 3/15/07

side note:
"Beckons to flow like the curves of these words"
Originally handwritten, as always, and in black ink.
Makes more sense when seeing it that way on the
page. lol
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[SilentDream]

watercolors
(Tumbling Tercets)



expanses… a dipp’d canvas
and bristles soaked in sighs
…drawing blue from the corners

and the stillness of white,
to layer the earth with silence
rich enough to get lost in

while wandering through shades
of green and the whispers of those
with color still on their fingers





© 2009 SilentDream (All rights reserved) 1/23/09

[SilentDream]

Behind the scenes for this one would be...
assigning color to a feeling, again. Sighs,
not quite gray... a dream expelled has a
little glimmer still there.

In my eyes at least

The Color of Sighs

(Dorsimbra)

Lamé translucence, fading silken dreams
A whisper's brilliant color flickers till
expelled. Its remnants flow in silver streams
A sigh surrounds and empty spaces fill

Eyes close to see
the color of sighs
interwoven
with residual wishes

Alas, a faded whisper lingers near
A breath so laden, light and swirling still
Exhaled and drifting within lucid mists
Lamé translucence, fading silken dreams



© 2006 SilentDream (All rights reserved) 5/24/06

[Lotus]

Blue


The soft chenille throw
moves like liquid
as I pull it towards me
Wrapping myself in blue
Focused on refreshing my soul
Suddenly aware of all that
surrounds me

What tends to bring me clarity
and peace of mind
Are things that also feel blue

I would leisurely walk with
my eyes closed
Just to feel blue surround me
soft as the murmuring breeze

Raindrops still cool at the
beginning of spring
And a chance to reflect
in solitude
Still, deep water
Much needed sleep
Things soft to the touch
are blue

All that is serene and pure
Things that refresh me
drawn in and held close
All that renews
feels like blue


(All rights reserved) 2005