Gray Is a Color, Too
by Andrew Hanson
by Andrew Hanson
Submitted April 30, 2014
Recently, the Adventist Review ran a poetry contest, judging three categories: hymns, rhyming poetry, and free verse. Our own Andrew Hanson won third prize in the Free Verse category! The Review published twelve winners in a special issue, available in its entirety here: https://www.adventistreview.org/9141512 Below is Andy’s winning poem, with Adventist Today’s heartfelt congratulations!
Gray is a Color, Too
Heavenly Father,
On this blustery, rainy, winter morning
Remind us that gray is a color, too
Of dawn
Squirrels
Clouds that bring needed rain
The breasts of doves
The fur of kittens
Rail fences along country roads
Smoke from chimneys
A favorite coat
Remind us that gray is the color, too
Of wisdom
Reflection
Life’s mysteries
Difficult choices
Father of us all, help us to remember that gray is a color, too
as we face our individual winters of the soul
Times when the warming sunshine of your love
does not penetrate our clouds.
Amen
Sorry, I couldn't quite get it to accept all the line spacing formats exactly, and lines are part of the art of poetry, so if you want to see it as it should be (and illustrated) click the link!
Congrats, Andy!
Excellent. Congrats to Andy!