Fifty Shades of Shade

Cherry

By Ed Crane

Wed, 02 Oct 2019
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Hardly a colour at all

some say it isn’t even one.

I’d agree with that.

Surrounded by it, I don’t see

the attraction of the favourite

homes-under-hammer bland.

A blank page where you can

use your imagination they say.

It’s just a cheap trick and

shabby chic is just shabby.

 

Cars the shade of storm clouds

clutter streets and kerbsides

portending to silver sophistication.

Didn’t anybody tell Audi it means

deception? Well I guess they know

what that means.

 

The natural colour of bad weather;

few animals on land choose it

when warm golden browns

melanged with jet black and

purest white provide protection

and a chance to live a day longer.

 

Nope: there’s nothing sexy about grey.

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Comments

Submitted by airyfairy on

I'm with you on this one.  The only place grey looks magnificent is on an elephant.

Submitted by Ed Crane on

laughlaughlaugh

 

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Submitted by Di_Hard on

Agree with you  SO MUCH!!!

There must be a zeitgeist psychology thing behind it, like the eyes wanting a rest from the brightness of adverts, or grey being seen as neutral therfore somehow less consumerist and better for climate change.

Liking bright colours seems along the lines of mental illness far as I can see these days. Good on you to come out of the closet :0)

 

Submitted by Ed Crane on

Seems like grey is the new magnolia yuk!

Thanks for your support, I feel your frustration, Di