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watercolorist’s challenge clouds
in watercolors, gray comes to life
by combining opposites
on the color wheel, such as,
green with red
orange with blue
purple with yellow
so all of the color wheel is in each gray
but the various proportions yield
varied moods and emotional responses
this morning’s tumbled layers of clouds
needed all three combinations
to reveal the temper
of each watery atmosphere