Black and White

When movies were in black and white
And TV shows as well,
Imagination was engaged
For really, who could tell

If someone was a redhead
Or wore colors that did clash?
Why, black and white could hide some zits,
A birthmark or a rash.

A sunset could look boring
As would gardens, clothes and food
And even birthday decorations
Would appear subdued.

How clever, then, when Dorothy
Left Kansas far behind,
She entered Oz whose colors
Blew the audience’s mind.

That movie’s coloration
Let the future in a crack.
Technology marched forward,
While imagining stepped back.