What Would You Prefer?

Yes, convenience is too important to ignore,

But is it more than what was before?

A cloudless blue of bright and light, spotless,

Or a dim spreading of heft and haze?

A rolling stretch of innocence, gleaming,

Or an old grey concrete slab of gloom, empty?

A crisp sip of fair and fresh, mellow,

A withdrawn gulp of tang and murk, sour?

A whispered harmony of gold, sugar,

A jarring off-key melody, grating?

A rush of sparkling azure, playful,

A bleak mass of tall glass boxes, dreary?

What nature has created,

Or what we have lathered atop?

If you were to be sworn to honesty,

What would you prefer?