Red, Yellow, Black and White

On any given shore

The rainbow coloring

Of scattered stones

Showcase the microcosm 

Of life on Earth

The beauty of the world 

is not in singularity 

The true beauty 

is in diversity 

The multitudinous 

of life’s variety 

scarcely contains 

its magnificence 

Only in death

Does life attain

Singularity

Life is multicolored 

With ragged edges 

Perfect fits

Are a rarity

Red stones 

Lay with blue 

Laying with yellow 

Beside the green

The grandeur

Which is life

Is not found

In a field of white

It is found, rather

In the differences 

Making our diversity

Blur into our commonality 

The commonality

Of our kindness

Of our generosity

Of our community 

“Red, yellow, 

black and white 

They are precious 

in His sight”

© Ron Simpson Jr. 

February 3, 2021