The waters of the seas, the lakes, rivers
absorb all light waves of color
except blue.
Their blue and the blue of the heavens
enlighten thought, mood,  
promote joy.
 
The human mind releases emotions
of happy, of curious, of passion,  
of tenacity,  
and of sadness, of grief—
of blue.
 
Why that color defines sadness
is hard to understand.
 
Our symbolism of color is rampant.
We can be red with anger, with embarrassment.
We can be green with envy, green in innocence.
We can be yellow in trepidation, in fear.
 
Ah, blue—aqua, azure, navy, teal,  
midnight, sky, robin egg, baby.
I sing your message of calm,
of waves of hope.


© by Marilyn Zelke Windau.
Used with the author’s permission.