Beautiful, Rita. You done Blue proud.

I know this life my dear Rita. Someday, there will be brighter colors for you and you will write about those.

From Your Number 1 Fan,
Duane

Happy Holidays

Blue is now blushing Rita...

Thank you!

Blue, the veins beneath the skin

Somehow this sums it up for me. This is beautiful.

Sensitive, poignant, beautiful.
Color me blue Blue, too.
~R

Evocative poem, Rita. Blue has emotion tied to it and it's apparent in your words.

applause in OZ :)

This is evocative, poignant and haunting in a beautiful way. Thank you.

I've always love the color blue, but now It is even more special!
R~

"the cupid of his lips"...

Beautiful image among many. Rated

This was beautiful! I loved its vividness and yes I agree you do blue well!

Beautiful. I love "the colour of alone."

The haunting and beautiful image suits this poem well.

Bluetiful.

Great pic and Excellent way to make Blue so full of life!
:-)

This would even make Miles smile!

Kind of... It's beautiful and evocative. With heavy romantic overtones.

Oh, nice work . . . this is deep and evocative . . . read it thrice, just to savor . . .

Rita :
The layers of thought weave back and forth, and one wonders where the center lies?
Still, serene, restive.
Blue is a "place" now. Thanks for sharing this place with us all.

Hello OS Friends, of course because of my nature I was out in the crowds shopping, that's when I like it best, when it's really Christmas time, but I want to come back to some of the lovely comments you left me. Like presents in small boxes in my space here.

Frank, to feel really proud I need a Slanty Bold. Can it be in Sapphire Gin? (actually yuck but Blue appropriate). Thank you Frank.
Duanart : Not to worry, I love blue, its so beautiful but your wish to me is also thank you Number 1, I value your input so much.
Sparking, good to see you back, thank you!
CK: I was remembering the veins in my newborn son's sweet head, believe it or not, thank you and you know, BAM!

FusonA: Glad to see you are among the Blue crowd, not surprised, I love your writing, TY
Smithery blue can be so many things, to me, thank you for appreciating that.
Trig, Trig its so hard to look at you with that hat, but you know you were the first one to really push me to post here so Thank You and Merry Christmas. Black Tiara indeed.
MP: Thank you for commenting so generously on this poem your input is appreciated.
Scanner: Can't beat Plaid, I just love that post. Merry Merry my friend.
Harvey: yes it is and I have a memory of matching the eyes of a lover in the green grass (sorry but that's what it is in the poem too)thank you Harvey.
RIMH: I am relieved you get the imagery, I know sometimes it can be obscure, TY for coming by.

LL2: Thank you for the kindness, as always.
Karin, thank you for coming by, Blue to me is always the colour of so many deep and beautiful things, alone is both.

Madame Cat, Hello! Thank you, for forcing me to explore something different, but actually for me, the voice or muse is the same. Very interesting lesson. Merry Christmas, having read your posts I feel you know Blue intimately also.

Lovely...xox

And as you know, today I have my whip.

So, naughty or nice?

Very nice!!! 1 rate. 5 whip snaps for you! xox

Robin! Five! I must have been very very naughty, and you would know wouldn't you. I laughed out loud my friend, you are in a fine mood you , Pirate woman. I will take my punishment like a errrr Woman....

rita, madrugada, "strange color blue"
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YkTSu7SrozE
i bow to you, sweet angel.

rita, also:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MjUmqCLN7YE

rita, almost forgot:
http://www.michaelrubenstein.org/large/index.html

Iambic trimeter works beautifully here. I love the rhythm of the piece. It flows like a gentle stream. Lovely.

Lea, I know you love Blue also, graciously thank you
AHP: Wish I had better skills uploading as you do, thank you for the sensitive read.
CG and Espirit: I bow to the master of Blue: Miles, just a note can send me into rhapsody
Owlie, Hello Friend! You read it three times, how thoughtful how Owl of you, TY.

Michael: this song, this band, I am awestruck, I love music, how did I miss this. Thank you so much for the links. Please link me to any great new music. And about the angel, well, I am humbled. Thank you.

Dr Blevins, I presume!( just wanted to say that). Thank you for your recognition, your insightful comments are so appreciated.

Wow, what a powerful and beautiful hymn to the God Blue, my favorite god of all.

Masterful.
Rated.

Thank you Thothy, Merry Christmas!

Beautiful!!! Loved it!!

Beautiful and strong.

This should be a song! How did you write it? Details!!

And...other colors?

"the memory of the sky/...the smell and sound of rain"
pulled me into it hard,
and now it's flowing around in
my head like clear blue water...the images
juxtaposing...

fine stuff...

what was the inspiration?
Jim

Misty blue. This one reads like a stream.

FE Thank you Love to you friend!
Rutilus, so thoughtful of you, thank you for the kind words
Scupper: misty blue, that's great, I like that, thank you!

James, thank you for your input, as I admire your poetry so much. I like to just create mood not actually say what the theme is. So this is all my favorite things in the world and if they had a color it would have to be Blue. A lover's eyes above me matching the sky, making love, diamonds, my son nursing; the veins under his skin pulsing with mine, Miles, rain, birds, the sea and especially the moon. So thats what came out! Thank you for asking, I consider it a true compliment. Merry Christmas Mr. Strange and Beautiful.

Rita, you never disappoint. Your poetry is so eloquent, so moving. Your talent is amazing.
Rated.

Again, this is just beautiful.

UB: What a wonderful thing to say, from another poet no less, thank you!
Thothy, you came back, you are too sweet..

beautiful

the blue-tinged milk -- love love love love love

Thank you Rita.

Lovely.

And I like the rhythm and the semi-rhymes...

Skele: thank you, women would recognize that one, breast milk is always seemed a little blue tinged...
Amanda: Thank you for coming by, and the lovely thoughts!
Tarheel: welcome and thank you for your input, I enjoy the critiques (especially when so kind)
Myriad: I don't usually do any kind of rhyme, tried something new glad you appreciated it.

Cindy, first thank you, you warned me ahead. But guess what, you understood something totally not stated. Something no one else guessed, how wonderful and insightful of you. You underestimated your idea of understanding poetry, it is the same as observance of the small things and you have that. TY Rita

This was just so powerful. Just a beautiful image. I love the flow of the poem, the way it reads.
Excellent!
rated

Rita
Your poetry [a b c a] brings the colour blue beyond imagination's palette. You've definitely captured the jazz that lives within the meter and syncopation. ~R~

A blues song. Always gets under my skin. Thanks for the music.

Lovely

the blue moon is beautiful
but the character is more beautiful~~~~
a moon above the field
what a wonderful scene

H: Thank you for noticing my the visuals, I had more but I am inept at uploading!
JK: The general on my blog!! Thanks JK, I appreciate your kind words..

Lovely. The meter, the slant rhyme - just lovely.

i like what Frank said best. Rated.

very lovely and elegant rhythm. I really enjoyed this. rated.

This is gorgeous. Thanks for stopping by my post and giving me the opportunity to discover you;)

Rita, I am so glad you mentioned this piece on my post. It is one of my favorites. I would have hated to miss it.
"Blue, the colour of alone_" _r

Hi Rita. I'm just combing through your back-posts, looking at your poems. I admire this one a lot. It has a very musical quality to it, with the four lines of a verse repeatedly punctuated by the single "Blue" of each next verse. It turns the word into a goal and starting point at the same time, so that each time, just when you've risked departing too far, you come back assuringly to home.

I also love the "00h" sound in English. Thanks for picking the right color.

Thank you Mark for taking the time to page back and read. This was for a Open Call on colors.