“Fall colours in black and white! How odd!” Gun Roswell
Monochrome Magic (2)
Berried treasure
On the strongest of tree branches A bunch of free range berries launching Their planned dive, several feet high Plunging into the ground below With sounds loudly thundering Making the earth tremor and wondering Wether an earthquake of a great magnitude Hit the surroundings without prelude
“The cat sat, in the middle of the road, staring, watching, keeping an eye on her domain, smart!” Gun Roswell
The cat in the middle of the street
The grey coloured cat, look at that Staring us mere Hoomans, right in the eyes
“What on earth”, I huffed, “can she be up to?” “Is she, the much talked about spy?”
The cat did not budge, not one inch, that runt We tried to pass, twice, from left and then from the right But nothing, no not one thing, made this cat twinge So the only option now, would be reasoning? Meow?
“Hey there, little kitty cat, would you think we could possible pass?” I frustrated then asked
The cat just stared at me, as if asking, where the heck is my fee And as if understand the thinking, of this freakish feline, I replied
“Oh, of course, you want a reward, because you know Keeping this street safe from all kind of beings awkward.”
Stating that was like stating the obvious, which I have a knack for So before I realised what I was doing, I was headed towards the nearest store Searching for the best thing, which I could make the guard kitty sing I immediately spotted the cans of tuna, sitting in the stands (Really? Did the shopkeeper and the cat have a secret deal?)
Happily after buying in bulk, back into the street I stalked Seeing the cat there, watching, knowing, heck, most likely humming How much of a sucker the poor Hoomans be But hey, that is just fine for me, as the cats are doing a great job indeed
“Hey kitty,” I cooed slightly
With an open can of fishy smelling treat I hoped and preyed this food would do the thing And as I saw the grey coated cat saunter towards me Carefully and slowly, finally stopping at my feet The signal there was pretty clear:
“Ye shall pass, now that I have my catch!” As if the cat would have said would it actually talk
So, now, watching the cat starting to eat I quickly made my way across the very street I had been granted access by one simple and tiny act To give a thanks and a reward where it was totally apt
“You can mostly find them in packs, but today, they all travel in twos” Gun Roswell
Two cats a fishing
The cat with bold black and white stripes, all of her competition wipes But the cat with simple coloured patches, usually the most fish catches As the duo, of the two cats, out there into the harbour venture daily Making sure the fish population gets a treatment, not always fairly
They like to sit by the seashore, watching life until they get bored But when the hunger beckons, both of them at the same time reckon It is time to pull out the big guns once again, before the afternoon is spent Both glaring, intently into the seemingly calm surface staring
A splash, a meow and a few seconds later, the catch A few more of the same, because no one them really can blame One little fishy just ain’t enough, because you’ll never know if the going gets tough So having a spare, is good thinking without scare
Several moments past, the two fishing cats Are finally happy with their hard earned catch Hauling the loot away, to their secret hideaway Where happy munching sounds, fills the air out loud
“Fall colours in black and white! How odd!” Gun Roswell
Mono magic (3)
Hiding leaf
A half rotten leaf Hang on to the tree So strongly willed That even the chills Of autumn weather Could not breach the tether As strong as the mighty oak It was grabbing on Some said, it was a joke Nothing could survive The circle of life
“Well,” said the lone leaf “In your face Mother Nature, Serves you to let your hatred Leashed onto a poor piece of dying matter But now I am finally striking back at ya So, deal with it, For I ain’t taking shit I’ll be here Way until next year!”
“Fall colours in black and white! How odd!” Gun Roswell
Mono magic (2)
Berried treasure
On the strongest of tree branches A bunch of free range berries launching Their planned dive, several feet high Plunging into the ground below With sounds loudly thundering Making the earth tremor and wondering Wether an earthquake of a great magnitude Hit the surroundings without prelude
“Fall colours in black and white! How odd!” Gun Roswell
Mono magic (1)
A frozen rose
Even the strongest and prettiest rose Did in the cold temperatures freeze into an eternal pose Preserved, for a longest of time In the most natural cryogenic slime With a mixture of pure clean water and the weather The gorgeous flower has now finally been tethered To the very ground, it once proudly sprout from A preserved three dee image, now never gone
“See the world in black and white, and a few greys too!” Gun Roswell
Travel in monochrome
When travelling around the world World, this nice round blue orb you were on to hurled Hurled, like a whirl wind out of the blue Blue, as is the colour of the sky’s hue Hue, derived from the ocean so cool Cool, as the wind which blows on the sea
Sea, which can be soft and hard at the same time Time, is what takes you around the planet Planet so colourful, yet so black and white White, as the clouds hanging from above Above, is where I would like to be sometimes Sometimes, when all I see is grey Grey, is the colour of this beautiful place
Place, which is at it’s best every single day Day, when the clouds are raining Raining, and the world turns to monochrome Monochrome, so many colours, but only one One. like this gorgeous place we live on
When all around you is in bright colour Colour, which also has a pungent odour Odour, which can be mostly nice Nice, but when you look at it twice Twice, may just be two times to much Much as I love all the bright colours Colours can also be these three Three of the neglected ones Ones which carry quite much Much nuance as the other ones Ones which are called grey
Grey and it’s sisters black and white White is the perfect pristine one One to co inside with the darker Darker, darkest, call it black Black as strong as night Night, which fades in two grey Grey which shimmers into all shades Shades of the monochromatic rainbow Rainbow with so many colours Colours which are not visible Visible to the naked eye at least Least, just give them a try Try on them for a size Size so non existent it slims Slims and makes you look so good Good in black and white White and then even some greys Greys, which will then fade Face away