Paper … White and Clean
By Gloria Faye Brown Bates/aka Granny Gee/@GeeGranny on Twitter
(All artwork is by me, owned by me … Gloria Faye Brown Bates)
A blank piece of paper, white and clean
No written words has it ever seen
Until … I come along, feel the need to write on it
I sit, close my eyes to see
In my mind what I want to write about me
Decide do I want to draw or write
My fingers begin typing merrily along
Words in my mind … sing song
Tapping my memories as they flow
From my mind just as rain falls from the sky
Words like drops splash on my page … oh my
The colors of my life
Grief, pain mostly what I know
I wish I could tell you it ain’t so
Life is what it is … no more or less
I don’t feel sorry for myself, nor stay down and out
Because it gives me stories to write about
I write stories for you to read making it a positive thing
To entertain, make you sad, glad … happy or cry
That’s what stories are for I think as I sigh
Yes, I give you a story as I get much needed release
We are both happy for it
As you read and I … typing words as I sit
That’s what readers, writers do!
My characters want to play
Giving me words they want to say
I’m doing what I love to do
Life-giving words to bring characters alive
As they walk, run, jump … even dive
I put the colors in their life as I paint with words
If my stories are sad
With words I can take away the bad
Making everyone happy once again
As they live the rest of their life happily
Ride off into the sunset as far as I can see
I let go … everything is alright once again
No longer is the paper white, clean
It’s colored with my words waiting to be seen
Beginning of story … all the way to The End
Gloria Faye Brown Bates/aka Granny Gee
Note by this Author:
Photo/poem written … owned by Gloria Faye Brown Bates/aka Granny Gee.
Colors of My Life 
You are so multi-talented Gloria!
And Beautiful in so many ways! 🙂
Love and hugs!
Prenin.