Before Blue Was a Color

AP A Silverstein-esque attempt at breaking a long bout of writer's block

Blue is only a color, whatever 

Whatever colors our seas and skies

But this hue has not been in our spectrum forever 

Nor has it colored our eyes 

It must have been dreary outside back then

And what a sad set of iris to see

What, with no blues, did we sing in our music

And how great could poetry be

Oh, them folks knew not just what magic they missed 

And oh how thankful I am that we won't 

I can't imagine a world where blue don't exist 

And how blue I will be if someday it don't

Author's Note

11/2016

Reviews

[Tony Jordan]

A nice re-working of this one C.I.
It does make the reader think and ponder on the nature of perception and the perception of nature.
Good rhyming scheme - just one slight hiccup at 'music'.
Overall a cool idea and execution.

[mattavelli]

Hello, Justin! :)
This flows nicely. Good luck breaking the block.