BLUE ON BLUE

Blue! It has to be THE color.
No competition from Red or Green,
Yellow or Gray. No challenge.
Blue! It fits sky and Caribbean waters.
It fits mood and music – whether
one feels up or down. Blue!
Soft color. Liquid easy. Blue.
Who doesn’t hope for blue ink
to flow out of the end of a borrowed
ballpoint pen – as one writes down
directions or a message onto a pad or
onto bright white paper? Blue.
Who doesn’t like the blue speckles on a
Chesapeake Bay soft-shell blue crab –

even it they don’t even order

crabs off the menu?
"Blue!" she said, “That’s chauvinistic.
That’s a male talking – male thinking.
What about Pink." He laughed.
He smiled. “Come on. You know
everyone loves blue.

Even grey haired old ladies

love blue hair. In fact, they sparkle

in it. Blue! You agree? Right?
It’s THE COLOR. Sorry Red, Yellow,

Purple, Pink,, Orange, Black, White, Tan,

Brown, Gray, Rainbow lovers.

Think blue - "Blue on Blue"

Sing it, "Blue on Blue!" Good.
There you got it. Still feeling blue!

© Andy Costello, Reflections, 2009