12 Epigrams, 72 Titles (Poem), Tinman (Photograph) Gray Smoke (Lyrics), The Colors Seasons Wear (Lyrics) and Introduction & Conclusion (Essays)—We Hide Our Colors Within: Uncaging The Phoenix, Edited & Compiled by Our Earthians Community Group (Reena Doss), Introduction and Conclusion Proofed by Shruti Sharma, published by Ink Gladiators Press®, May 31, 2023
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
New Edition 2024 - 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, 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 and Zickey Marya @rumillenial
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