Grey and Me

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Grey and Me

By Jane Tawel

March 4, 2023

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I love the sounds and sights of grey.

It’s funny how a day

can feel a certain way to some

and others feel a difference.
 Do you think there’s significance

in just what kind of mood is struck

by just what luck the weather holds?

And whether we like sun or clouds

will take some blame for what enfolds.

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But as for me, I do incur

a pleasure when the world is blurred

by fog or clouds or rain or drizzle.

But others like the world to sizzle

with sun and heat and bright, hot blues.

And that’s okay — that’s me and you.

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So, whether we find solitude

or being out there romping through

the kind of weather that brings people together — 

they’re both okay — it’s just our kind of day.

But if there are a few of you,

who like I do, need some excuse,

to stay inside, alone, obtuse

to what so many gain in pleasure

by peopling out there in fine weather,

then you may know, and with me say:

“God, give me less of sunny rays!

I find myself at home in greys.”

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© Jane Tawel, 2023