Blue me so much beauty
– bless my life! – in lake, and sky and sea
blooming everywhere
green in the grass
blue in the lake’s tranquility
blue in the ocean’s regency
blue in the sky above me
who am I to say:
poor me
blue me
what-am-I-to-do me?
Look into the deep blue all around me:
blue me so much beauty
(blue the heart within me)
that my heart overflows
in deepest floods and hues
of lapis-lazuli.
© Experimentsinfiction 2021, All Rights Reserved
It’s springtime in Slovenia…
And if there’s one thing I cannot complain of, it is lack of blue in my life. So when I read Sarah’s prompt at dVerse, I welcomed the opportunity to let all the blues bleed out.
Find more poetic blues over at dVerse Poets’ Pub.
The featured image is yet another of my photos from Lake Cerknica.
And here’s my favourite blue song:
Experiments in Fiction 
I find the blue you talk about like a weighted comforter… providing comfort but weighing you down.
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You can change the mood of the poem by changing the punctuation…
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Your Slovenian springtime is such an upbeat one, Ingrid, so joyful and blue! I especially love
‘blue in the ocean’s regency
blue in the sky above me’
and
‘blue me so much beauty
(blue the heart within me)
that my heart overflows
in deepest floods and hues’.
And thank you so much for sharing a Nina Simone song I hadn’t heard before, with its strains of Christmas in the ‘Good King Wencelas’ melody.
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Thank you Kim: that’s one of my favourite Nina Simone songs, although it’s very blue!
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A wondrous cacophony of blue! It’s everywhere!
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It really is! Thanks Beverly 🌊
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There definitely is beauty in blue. When my wife first visited me in New York, and saw the Falls and the Great Lakes, she couldn’t get over how blue the water is. I moved to Missouri to be with her, and I definitely miss that.
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When I lived in Spain, I missed green. Though this winter I missed the sun. ‘The grass is always greener’ as they say…
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Love this question within the poem
“who am I to say:
poor me
blue me
what-am-I-to-do me?”
And the answer in describing all the natural beauty of blue. And the positive assertion at the end:
“my heart overflows
in deepest floods and hues
of lapis-lazuli.”
Love this post!
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Thanks Lillian: I try not to indulge in the ‘poor me’ blues nowadays!
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I see what you mean about having plenty of blue. There is a flood of it in the photo and in the words.
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An overdose of blue, perhaps!
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The title by itself is enough to make this poem memorable and it only builds from there! I really like the phrase “blue the heart within me”, it just resonates!
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Thank you, I’m glad to hear that 💙
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Oh this is soooo smoooothly blue. Beautiful. Thanks.
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Thanks Ron. 😊
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Blue me, anytime. It’s my favorite, and it is oh so cool. Love how you’ve reframed the melancholy. Great song as well.
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Thank you, I was playing with the idea of melancholy and turning it on its head.
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What we all need. Thanks, Ingrid.
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Hey, at least now I know what lapis lazuli means…Your lovely poem speaks to the glory and majesty of Blue; a sweet read for sure.
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Thanks Glenn-it’s an indulgent colour!
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Lovely piece, Ingrid. Evocative and brilliant!
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Thank you 💙
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you have just added slovenia to my long list of places to see. beutiful imagery
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Thanks Rog! It’s definitely worth a visit, and compact enough to see a lot in a short space of time.
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What would we do without the blues (music)? Great song choice. This is one of my favorites:
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Thanks Lisa – mine too!
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You’re welcome.
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Very beautiful. This leaves no reason to be blue.
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Thank you Mary 🙏
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The sky and the sea–what could be better?
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What indeed!
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I really enjoyed this — the creative wording, the rhythm and the positivity.
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Thank you Susan 💙
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blue washes over you in this one, enjoyed! 💙
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Yes it’s kind of a barrage of blue but that’s how it spilled out 🌊
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This post is definitely worth sharing. I liked it so much.
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Thank you 😊
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Oh this is so wonderful. Gentle and hopeful and real.
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Thanks Xan!
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A wonderful poem Ingrid. Just dip into the well of blue and drink it all in! Sooo good!
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Thanks Dwight, I think I went overboard somewhat!
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Not at all. It all works very well! :>)
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The natural world offers so much beauty in shades of blue.
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Indeed it does!
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Blue can have many connotations. I love that you have chosen to describe the beautiful blue that surrounds us and you featured Nina! 💖 👏🏻
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I am blessed to be surrounded by so much blue 💙🌏🙏
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🥰
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Oh this brings back memories of a week I spent in Bled by the lake where it rained every day at two o’clock like a clock chiming! So blue. Thank you for jogging this memory.
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I lived in Bled for 6 months. It was beautiful but too cold for me in winter. Thanks for your kind words!
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You should have mentioned blue somewhere! 😋
Loved it – blue me away!
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Kind of a ‘blueverdose’ isn’t it?
P.S. keep the puns coming! 😅
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This was so lovely and fun, Ingrid!
I enjoyed it a lot :-)
-David
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Thanks David, I’m glad 💙
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The repetition works so well in this – not a stuttering effect – just a blue flow.
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Thank you Misky 😊
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This is beautiful Ingrid — “blue me” away. Strong, positive, and grand in scale. So well written my friend!
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Thank you Rob! I hope you are receiving my comments on your poems, they seem to go straight to moderation.
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There are so many different blues. Love the flow.
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Thank you 😊
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love this Ingrid with your authentic bluetiful poetry as you bleed your truth on the page. ❣️ Take care love❣️
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Another Bluetiful poem Ingrid as you so honestly bleed on the page in flowing ease letting it all out. I do hope you are feeling ok from the damn PMDD. (i always get the intials wrong I think)💓💓💓💓💓🌷🌷🌷
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Thanks Cindy: I’m on day 29 now and struggling to contain my pissed-offedness (normally ends about day 24) 5 bonus days of hell 🔥 thank you for asking and caring 🥰🥰🥰
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Damn Ingrid… so sorry to hear this!!!! Day 30 has to be the charm and it sooooo sucks!!! You’re so welcome my dearest ….. sending you good vibes today❣️
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Thanks Cindy I sincerely appreciate it 🤗🥰❤️
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You’re welcome my friend❣️
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Great repetition and almost like assonance holding the mood and the drift of this beautiful blue poem.
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Thank you 💙
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My sad blues needed a contrast. You blued up my day!
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This is so lovely Ingrid. You stole my heart.
xoxoxo
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Thank you Gabriela 💙🥰😊
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My pleasure Ingrid. Sending love ❤️
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Lovely!
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Thank you 😊
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☺️
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