#NaPoWriMo 30 / #100poeticanswers 48: What Was It Like Before They Coloured In The World?

A question here from a friend’s sister. I could have been sensible and gone into explanations of the evolution of photography and film stuff.

I did not do that.

When granny was young,

Her hair was grey

And so was her silvery skin.

Her dresses were white

And her shoes were black

Before she was coloured in.

The houses back then

Were concrete grey

And so were the trees and the grass

You can see that it’s true

If you look at old films

And antique photographs.

When colour began

To spread into the world

Lots of people were really scared

They liked black and white

And they felt they preferred

Everybody to be grey-haired.

But the colours were nice

And they soon became loved

And began to seem natural and right.

Although some people found

In the new rainbow world

That they missed the old black and white

Your granny was one

Who decided that she

preferred the old fashioned way

Though her cheeks now are pink

And her old eyes are blue

Yes, her hair is still silvery grey.