Black dog in the black night has me reeling
Black death to the black sheep without feeling
Black tar on the black sea with no sign of remorse
Black bear on a black day when there's no recourse
Black jack leads to blackmail and a bad taste of karma
Blackbird on the blacklist by the local farmer
"Blackface" leads to your blackout
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Author's Notes: I know Poppy's colour prompt thing has past, but found this kicking around and felt like just putting it up there.
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Paul Stewart
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Comments (6)
You’ve made black dangerous and ominous. 😳
Oooo, my favourite was blackbird on the blacklist. That was brilliant! Loved your poem Sir Paul! 🍩🥐
But no black eye for having written & published this one. Even if it is late, it's still a marvelous piece. (And yes, I have long enjoyed black.)
Another good one Paul...
This reminded me so, so much of a poem by Zephaniah, think you'll apprecite it https://www.poemhunter.com/poem/white-comedy 🤍
Crikey, it doesnt have a of redeeming features, does it! Makes me realise how ubiquitous the use of "black" is for "bad".