Blue is the color of her eyes That turn a deeper shade Of cerulean when reflecting The clarity of summer skies Blue like the deep of a lake Her azure soul is filled With experiences lived Reflecting love and heartache Blue vibrations from a guitar She strums cobalt melancholy Striking deep those who listen To velvet words wrapped in scars Blue is the sound of her name An observation absorbed Of all the other colors Only reflecting the proclaimed Blue a color that defines Not in a single idea Instead like a cut sapphire Even light envies its shine
A prompt from d’Verse to write a poem using “Blue.”
A splash of blue, an ocean of blue, a shimmer of blue. Gaze into the distance, or look down at the sapphire on your finger. Take us to the Blue Ridge Mountains or the Blue Lagoon.
Copyright © 2021 TJS Sherman All rights reserved.
“She strums cobalt melancholy” is delicious.
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I read this several times, taking in something new each time. I love all of your blue words … cobalt, azure, cerulean, sapphire. Really nice.
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Thank you. I was reading another post and realized I missed lapis lazuli, which is just fun to say.
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You’re right. It is fun to say. I love that word too. 🙂 I guess we wouldn’t do what we do if we didn’t love words.
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LOVE. IT.
“To velvet words wrapped in scars”, all I can say is wow. Wishing I would have thought of something so brilliant. Lol.
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You’re kind. We write so many words we’re lucky when we find a combo that works really well together. Thank you!
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So true, I can’t argue with that. Again, beautiful piece.
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Our poem is like diving into a pool of blue, so many shades shiummering and reflecting! I especially love the lines:
‘Blue vibrations from a guitar
She strums cobalt melancholy
Striking deep those who listen
To velvet words wrapped in scars’.
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Oops! shimmering and reflecting…
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Thank you Kim, I’m appreciate you taking the time to comment on what you enjoyed.
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‘like a cut sapphire
Even light envies its shine’
– Like this, yes! Excellent blues 🙂
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Thanks Ingrid!
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Loved the imagination in these lines, personal favourite of the poem;
“Blue vibrations from a guitar
She strums cobalt melancholy
Striking deep those who listen
To velvet words wrapped in scars”
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I LOVE this stanza, TJS.
❤
David
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Thank you, that seemed to be the winner for a lot of people.
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🎸 TJS 🎸
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“velvet words wrapped in scars” … one of several great phrases in your poem. Good write!
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Wonderful blueness to the hue of your verse here.
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muti-shades wonderful
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Great poem. I especially love the central stanza…cobalt melancholy / velvet words wrapped in scars ❤
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I appreciate it, it was an inspired verse, and even though we’re not supposed to have favorite children, it was my favorite too.
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Love how you used the colors of blue to deepen the character description, especially the ties into melancholy is great.
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