From the Wall Street Journal: "Eight of the top 20 selling books on Amazon currently are coloring books designed for adults. These books tend to be much more finely detailed than those for children. Popular topics include animals, fish, flowers and mandala spiritual symbols."
When I was but a little lad my mother said to me:
"Life is just a Color Book -- so choose them carefully."
Alas, I disregarded her sage counsel from the start,
and colored with abandon using hues I thought were smart.
Acid green, carnelian, and celadon, and puce;
actinic and fuligin, and others more obtuse.
Until at last I reached a stage where color was passe;
a single dot of sepia said all there was to say.
Now I use no colors, only white on white like lard
It makes my color books quite dull, but they are avant-garde.
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