{a week of} pink: a poem

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Liz is hosting a week of pink on her blog and has invited anyone who needs a little color during the grey days of winter to join in. Today I went in search of something pink, because truth be told, I'm feeling grey on the inside. Sadnesses small and large are piling up in my psyche, making me feel sluggish, sleepy, and small. Pink seemed like a good place to start in the search for joy.

Pink Stands Alone

The color of innocent baby girls and ironic punk chicks,
Pink has no peer.
It is the magical alchemy of red mixed
With white.
But any other color -- blue, orange, green --
Stays itself
No matter how much white you fold in.

Pink is for bubbelgum and lovers,
For breast cancer survivors,
For all the parts of our bodies we cover
In public.
In my youth I hated the color,
A soft rebellion
Against my mother.

Today, blue means home
And pink, joy.
I move from room to room
In this body.
Pink is a part of myself,
But not all.
Every color is love.

 
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1. Pretty Pink Tint N Bokeh, 2. I HEART You, 3. pink bokeh, 4. pink bokeh friday, 5. pink daisy bokeh, 6. pink bokeh, 7. pink joy bokeh - Explored (and didn't know it) Nov. 17, 2008 (#481), 8. Blue & Pink Bokeh, 9. oh, tuesdays///how pink you have become since I discovered pretty pink tuesday///

Comments

[darlene]

this is so joyous and beautiful .... i have been feeling a tad grey as well and participating in liz's week of pink seems to be helping me to see pink in grey, the joy in the lost feeling that always seems to accompany this time of year .. xo

[christina]

i came over from liz's blog. oh this is just pink and lovely. this is just what my soul needed, on this cold, january night.
: )

[liz elayne]

this is beautiful my friend.
i am resting inside the lines "i move from room to room In this body"

[Maryse]

Pink is my favorite color! Get pink tulips or hyacinth, they'll cheer you up. And go read "Between December and february" on my blog. Hearts up!
red becomes pink but blue and green stay what they are: how clever. Black becomes gray and goes well with pink!!

[Katie @ cakes, tea and dreams]

"Every color is love." So true.

I once bought pink tulips for a housemate of mine in the middle of winter. She kissed my cheek and called me a star. I think pink saved the day for both of us.

[Leisa Hammett]

Beautiful.