Grey compels me to be non-judgemental. Everybody has a little of black and a little of white, and so do I. It is a mutual conspiracy of silence, in favour of black.
Black contaminates blue, yellow, red and white to create a palette, as they struggle to maintain their identity, but lose themselves in the blended world. White does not absorb, yet plays host to a colourful medley. And it takes pride in doing that.
Do I see the shadows of good and evil playing out? Subjectivity helps …… a certain segment.
sun disappears
grey skies facilitate
descent of night
Reena Saxena 
so creative and you describe the character of black and white so vividly.
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Thank you so much!
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Grey skies as facilitator… yes. And mediator?
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Shades of grey?
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I think we need to spend time in the grey zone… but there are moments when it’s either white or black.
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Those are moments of truth. Rest are perceptions.
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That grey “facilitates night” is somehow ominous. Perhaps grey prepares appreciation of color. Thank you for an evocative write!
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Thanks, Beverly! It is only a metaphor. It is not easy to blame a ‘black’, when so much is prevakent elsewhere – like corruption.
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As a painter, a visual artist, I was dismayed at the ‘contamination’ of colour by black. It’s useful in achieving certain values in colour so to integrate and harmonise any given composition. The impressionists preferred an indigo or prussian blue for the same purpose.
The tone overall is one of tolerance, a philosophy we should all adopt. Not always easy. The haiku is stunning!
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Thank you! I see black as a metaphor here.
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How colours are experienced often depend on one’s cultural background. In the West it is seen as a negative space while others see it as a fertile colour.
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I agree.
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I liked the conspiracy in favor of black.
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Thank you, Frank!
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non-judgemenal – yes, grey is sometimes a safe-zone.
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In the larger interest 🙂
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