Py3K idea: why not drop the colon?

[Magnus Lycka]

John Salerno wrote:
> personally, i don't mind the colon and see no need to lose it, but if we 
> are talking in the realm of aesthetics, it actually seems like it would 
> be cleaner if it weren't there...sure, at first everyone who is used to 
> it might feel like something is missing, or the line is "hanging" open, 
> but overall the less characters, the better, right? isn't that why the 
> braces are gone?

Which is the better writing style for text intended for human readers?

I have some things to say:
     Seagulls belong in the sky.
     Colon fits in the text.

I have some things to say
{
     Seagulls belong in the text.
     Colon fits in the belly.
}