To Seattle with Love...

So many shades of grey

Never cease to amaze

Bringing softened views

That black and white hues

Can never replace

Grey skies, Grey water

Grey showers, bringing succour

From the heat

A gentle grey calm

For me to greet

Forming the ideal foil

For a lush landscape

Different shades of grey

Complement the greens that toil

To bring

Myriad spring blossoms

When the horizon

Draws near

In an endearing grey embrace

I marvel anew

At the sheer

Beauty and grace

Cool mist

Soothing my soul

Pure black and white

Have never held that space

Its mesmerizing how

Shades of grey

Simply showcase

Your emerald beauty

Oh Seattle

How I adore you for

Teaching me to appreciate

These myriad shades of grey

For bringing me stillness

Helping me to create

Being my witness

Bringing a new me

To myself

- June 29, 2011