12 Epigrams, 72 Titles (Poem), Tinman (Photograph) Gray Smoke (Lyrics), The Colors Seasons Wear (Lyrics) and Introduction & Conclusion (Essays)—Gray: We Hide Our Colors Within - Volume 1 (The Gray Volumes), Edited & Compiled by Our Earthians Community Group (Reena Doss), Introduction and Conclusion Proofed by Shruti Sharma, published by Ink Gladiators Press®; February 23, 2021
Gray Smoke
Verse 1:
Let the shadows come
Let the night
befall my dreams
Let the sky
bring back my memories
in the twilight of my days
Verse 2:
I will take these steps
I need to walk them
There is no one here
on this climb, on this road...
Quiet is the wind
on the top of the mountain
Chorus:
Bring back my memories
Bring back the dawn
Let the sun ray come inside
Invite me in to yellow light.
Bridge:
I float in gray (3)
amidst the cloudy skies.
The Colors Seasons Wear
Verse 1:
It’s all gray now
Dusk doesn’t sleep
Winter chimes a lullaby
to never wake again
Verse 2:
It’s all gray now
Oceans lie frozen
Spring welcomes the sun
to melt frost again
Verse 3:
It’s all gray now
Love beneath the snow
Summer lifts the ground
to find hope again
Verse 4:
It’s all gray now
Fights foretell shadows
Monsoon brings the rain
to let go again
Verse 5:
It’s all gray now
Broken hearts bleed
Autumn lets them fall
to renew itself again
Chorus:
It’s all gray now
When will it all end?
Colors don’t consider
the seasons iron will
It’s all gray now
Synopsis
GRAY is the color of dreams that unearth themselves while we sleep but secretly make known their existence during a monotonous day. We forget that under the gray microscope of twilight, all things are seen equally and measured for what they are. In this anthology—Gray: We Hide Our Colors Within (Volume 1 of The Gray Volumes)—41 of Ink Gladiators Press’ co-authors join hands creatively through art, prose, poetry, photography and lyrics to illustrate why this paper mâché world still needs our unique splash of colors.
Ink Gladiators:
Abeer Zayyad @a_scarlet_b Arshpreet Gill @ecstasy.of.artttt Arun Chandra @elsewherewriter Atlas W. Keeting @atlaskeeting Balaji V @balajiv5892 Barbara Soehner @barbara_soehner Brandy Lane @wherebeautifullives Bonnie Shor @bleeshor Carol Longfellow @carol_longfellow Celeste Tsang @poetryandlight Cynthia Padilla @cynthiapadillajd_poetry Denise Rusley @nobullheart Emma Major @emmuk74 Elise T. Caulfield @elise.t.caulfield Garrett Ashe @garrett.ashe_ George Oberg @geomonster66 Georgia Petrou @georgiaonearth Ismet Diab @shespeaksyoursilence Lady Raven @ladyraven._ Leon Jones @livingcanvas84_ Lorenza Palomino @godzillionloveandlight MK McWilliams @mkmcwilliams Michael John Dennis @mikejdennis5 Miriam Otto @miriamo77 Nistha Goel @_alikeu_ Priti Gadia Agarwal @priti_gadia_agarwal Reena Doss @reenadossauthor Ruchka Ghulati @wordsadrifting Sabrina Gazali @sabrinagazali Savvy Walia @savvywalia Sana Mujtaba @confessions_of_sophia Sharon Andrews @shandrewspoetry Shruti Sharma @shrutiscapes Sonali Gupta @i.sonaligupta Srajesh Gupta @srajesh_san Stefan Gillissen @stefangillissen Steve Hetem @picture_me_a_poet Sukhman @sukhman________ Thomas Hartstang @view_thru_lenses Wendy Gull @wendygullpoetry Zickey Marya @rumillenial
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