“Riddle of A Hue”
I am a crow lover
In the night I hover
Sometimes ‘Jet’- my first name
I’m a hue of fame
The colour of the dark
Into her eyes I spark
The day I swallow
I am the hollow
I am the deep
I’m a creepy creep
I’m the owl’s heaven
I rest on a raven
I can fall
I can crawl
Into the old woman’s lap
I love to take a nap
embracing her cat’s skin
I’m the thick; I’m the thin
I’m a hater of ‘green’
I’m a colourless screen
I’m the canvas of stars
I’m the curer of scars
I’m precious on ‘rose’
I sniff with coloured nose
I feed on Asian Hair
I'm the electricity's scare!!
I lick the Mercedes-Benz
Loved by Ladies and Gents
I worship the mean
I kiss the ‘Gothic Teen’
On her lips and eyes
And when a liar lies
I flee with the flies
I’m a hue; I’m a hue
Of the hat of a jew
I live in a funeral suit
I shine on the boot
I engulf the light
As the dead becomes white
The sun I fight
You hold me tight
When life has gone
Dusk dims the dawn
Whenever nights you lack
You just call me- BLACK!
Written: 28th January,2012.
© 2012 Munia Khan
Doctor Seuss for grown-ups! I love it.
Nice flow.well written
An exquisite, eloquent riddle woven into wonderful rhyming couplets - a treasure of a poem that's a real pleasure to read. :)
Nice spectrum poem Munia. Way to go, I saw it on 21st poets as well. A poet friend..RH Peat
So glad I caught this amazing work from you Munia.Brilliantly written as always...Maggie x
Ha ha... Who says we can't be all things to all people? The ones who don't know how, that's who : D
you had me wondering right to the end but gradually I realized... such a splendidly innovative write... much enjoyed
wowsers, what a verse about my favourite colour. and makes me smile as i once was a gothic teen :))i enjoy how you play with words, how you make them dance on the page. you are truly a poet of the highest rank, i feel blessed to know you. thank you as always, Munia.
I read this at a canter and still gasping for my breath, as I am making this comment. I loved your wordplay and some of the dark images that you used are great Munia/// This is one of your most readable and enjoyable works.. Loved it..
Wow ..absolutely astounding -Munia
An intriguing riddle well expressed poetically ! -Raj
Outstanding
Awesome
Ah! Creepy creep.. I am crawling through your .. lap .. nap.. skin.. thin.. heaven.. raven... :).. Oh! What a beautiful read, Munia!!.. And the mind blowing finish... Whenever nights you lack/ You just call me- BLACK (Dark ghost)... :)) Recommended !
Black could never have been personified this gloriously...wonderful composition, Munia
Nicely composed, brilliant imagination too.
A brilliant Riddle Poem Munia and I love all the meanings behind black that you end up revealing. I notice it is in rhyming couplets too! Creative and stunning poetry Munia!
An intriguing write Munia...very creative too.
Brilliant work Munia ...I love this form ...What is it called ...what are its limits ? Yes I love it . Kind regards, Philip
Wow. You specialize in the breathtaking and fantastic?! La, you have me eating out of your hand. What a marvel of a tribute to that deadly colour! To that supposed absence of light in which the twinkling stars brightly shine. Awesome indeed. Wonderful imagery. Ah, merely sighing is insufficient. 5 stars! This is too good.