"gray (or) silver."
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sinking down to the floor
bringing her knees to her chest
watching the sky fade to silver
and from silver to gray
(never could discern the two)
blurred the lines graphed so very carefully
with one deft sweep they smudge and fade
leaving the left hand drenched in silver lead
the sky, dulled by gray smearing
the blur is meaningless to her.
and it means even less
upon her gray (or) silver dress . . .

for silver turns gray
when the lustre fades away.
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by rachel e. g.
©  may 07, 2003