Our eyes are black and white
The Tao has eyes of colour
If you want to see black
You must see white
If you want to see white
You must see black
If you you want to see colour
You must see Black and white
Like night and day
Like rain and sun
The Tao does not see the sun or the rain
It sees the rainbow at the end
The Tao does not interfere with the sun or the rain
It lets the rainbow come
For when the rainbow is left alone, it shines the brightest
Made with human hands, it reaches its lowest
The Tao has eyes of colour
But our’s are forever black and white
To see with colour,
We must be bright
I liked how you repeatedly used the Taoist style of poetry to create a comparison between the dark and light. I also like that you went beyond the simple black-white yin-yang comparison and introduced the "color" theme.
ReplyDeleteI liked how you used color to describe your emotions in your poem. I love the image you chose to show that the yin and yang sign go deeper than light vs dark. Your poem has a beautiful meaning and is very creative!
ReplyDeleteThis shows how in order to achieve one extreme, you must also have some of the other extreme within you. It also shows how in Taoism, the end result will always work out as long as you follow Fate's set path.
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