Blue

Mick Rickson 2003 (Cypress)



                                        Blue
                                      By: Mike Rickson

                       Birds Are Blue. 1
                       Skies Are Blue. 2

                   The Ocean Is Blue. 3
                        Eyes Are Blue. 4
                        Corrals Are Blue.  5

                    But So Many Things Are Blue. 6
                     So What About Stuff That Isn’t Blue. 7
             We Are Cast Away Most Of Us Are Outlawed. 8
 Blue Is The Most Favored Color, But Not Us 2 Through 6,789 Colors
                         Just Because We Are Not Blue. 10
             Just Because Our Favorite Color Is Not Blue. 11
          So Next Time You See Blue Look Elsewhere.12 You May Find Red, Brown, Purple, Maybe Even Maroon. 13

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It is About How Blue Is Overrated

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Written on September 23, 2021

Submitted by carterkeel on July 25, 2022

Modified by carterkeel on July 25, 2022

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Quick analysis:

Scheme AX AA AAA AAXXAAX
Closest metre Iambic tetrameter
Characters 776
Words 102
Stanzas 4
Stanza Lengths 2, 2, 3, 7

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  • Dougla$Irishman
    Who said blue, the color so true
    God's rainbow is for me and you.
    But blue can describe how you fill
    Perhaps in life you are now over the hill !
    LikeReply1 year ago

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