Black can mean so many things
and can be misunderstood,
like when it’s said in plural
it’s both racist and it’s rude.
Yet put the small word ‘all’ in front
and the plural form seems fine
– we’d like New Zealand All Blacks
to play in our front line!
We can think of Guinness drinkers
as they sup on their black grog,
or Churchill’s deep depressions
that he nicknamed his “black dog.”
Black beans will help your colon,
Black-eyed Susans flower in June.
Two ‘new’ ones seen in just one month
will give us a ‘black moon’.
Break a strike and you’re a blackleg.
Blackball someone and they’re out.
All in all black can be gloomy,
yet black coffee may stop gout!
Too much booze may cause a black-out
and black humor makes us laugh,
but for bad luck to pursue you
let a black cat cross your path!
I liked the way you broke the stereo type image of black by exhibiting so many aspects & dimensions of black. Thank you for sharing your precious thoughts, according to your convenience please do read some of my writings would love to know what you think about them 😊
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Thank you and I will read your poetry.
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Thank you for respecting my request. 🙂
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Heh. Good poem. A regular cup of black coffee for me. Sometimes spoiled by a dash of cream.
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Haha … me too! Thank you for reading and commenting.
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Welcies. 🙂
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