As I walked along the ocean shore
and listened to the wave’s soft roar
I wondered why those sultry breezes blew
and then I thought of you
I stared up at cerulean skies
and dreamed about our lover’s sighs
I felt so insignificant and blue
It’s lonely without you
I saw fresh raindrops glistening
on bell shaped flowers with no name
and thought about the colors that I knew
this color was the one that brought me you
but this color of the water, skies
and even of a bird that flies
had no name at all… oh yes it’s true.
and so I thought to name it after you
Then a butterfly, colored so grand
softly landed on my hand
and I thought of how I’d felt since I’d lost you
and the name that bubbled forth I’d not subdue
I looked at the azure sky’s soft plea
and down upon the Sapphire sea
I knew that this must be a name so true
and so I boldly named the color blue.
Patricia Gibson-Williams
August 29, 2006
Author notes
I saw your contest and started writing. I'll admit that the color I'd usually choose is red, but that was taken so I wanted to try something new. I thought about all the other colors and when I came to blue, I just started typing. I thought about how I'd felt when my Joe and were apart and I thought he was lost to me. I hope you like my effort, even though I'm not sure how the whole rhyme thing works... I don't think I've ever tried to rhyme that many lines the same way and I'm not sure why I did it this time. LOL Patti
Written August 29th, 2006
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A contest entry
- Pop-up #1 by Samplette.
300 points, ended August 30, 2006, 8 entries
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Very nicely done. Thank you for entering.
Sam
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Blue is a color with many meanings and hues! You have captured it well! Thanks for sharing this ... it was a delightful read!
Have a great day and best wishes,
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well, bummer about your computer, but yea, well my poem's short but i think it's ok, i hope ya think it's at least good!
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Nothing to be sorry about... It gave me a chance to explore other option and expand my mind. That's always a good thing. I look forward to reading your poem as soon as I can get my computer to quit acting up. (I've tried to post this message 3 times) It's giving me fits and keeps hanging up when I try to change pages. I'll be shocked if this posts and I can get another page up. LOL I guess it's as sick as I am. Patti
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O, i'm sorry that i entered a red poem. I wouldn't have held it against you if you chose red. Anyways, this is a great poem about the color blue. It has a lot of feeling to it, great write!
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