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Divided Spirit
Are angels white
and devils black?
Or is it just a random choice
by an anonymous dark ages painter
who maybe mixed the wrong colors?
Do doves herald the departure of a good soul
and ravens portend the coming of dark days?
If white is the absence of pigment
and black the mix of all
are angels soulless?
If sunlight is a mix of all colors
and the black of night the absence of any light
Is midnight the most innocent of all times?
Can any human, saint or imp
be totally pure of spirit?
Is good or evil
just a snap decision
good for just a fleeting moment
before sunrise or sunset?
Are we all divided spirits of varying shades of grey?
J. Binford-Bell
December 2013
...full of inquisitive thoughts even a lifetime search's not enough to provide validity for the gathered answers... smiles...
ReplyDeleteloved reading it
ReplyDeleteMany things to ponder here...wonderful write...JBB...
ReplyDeleteThank you, Tess. Thanks for the great prompt. Thoughts immediately sprung to the keyboard.
DeleteMuch to ponder here. I tend to think we are divided spirits - good and bad can be found it all of us.
ReplyDeleteAnna :o]
I really like this. Well done.
ReplyDeleteIncredible poetry ... and questions to last the millenia.
ReplyDeleteThank you. Please let me know if you come up with any answers. For now I am content to live within the questions.
DeleteWe 're divided spirits, and darkness - just shadow of Day. Thoughtful questions...
ReplyDeleteOh my what a lovely sense as I read your words, it's like a ditto to my own thoughts of this, and ponder on we all shall go, forever more. Very nice.
ReplyDeletethe last line says it all. Well done!
ReplyDeleteThis has to be one of your best ever! I love the way you have brought in the superstition of black and white. Brilliant!
ReplyDeleteThis was almost a channeled poem. I saw the visual prompt on The Mag and wrote the poem within 20 minutes. Sometimes it does not pay to over-think something. Thank you for your praise, Bee.
DeleteThis was wonderful to read & it reflects what I thought when looking at this picture. Things like this hold an air of mystique and there really are so, so many questions.
ReplyDeleteYes, I do think midnight is the most innocent of all times.
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