Red, White and Bluetiful
- Cathy Stenquist
- 6 days ago
- 2 min read
Choosing the colors for this week was a no brainer. I only had to look at the date and know they had to be: red, white and blue.
I had posted a poem inspired by WHITE before, but decided to write a new poem about that color. A search for RED brought me to BRICK RED and for BLUE to BLUETIFUL. What fun these names are!
BRICK RED
At the top of my street, there is a little-known trail into the woods that has the evidence of all sorts of buildings that had once been there- stone foundations and rock fences. On a walk with my husband one day, I found a chimney like this one, deep in the woods with an old cast iron pot still hanging from it. It was a whole book of stories waiting to be told. How I wish I could snap my fingers and go back to see who lived there and get a peek into their life. It makes me wonder if one day, someone will walk by my chimney and wonder who I was.
WHITE
Being a collage artist and painter, I appreciate the beautiful white of a new canvas and all the possibilities it offers. I have many paintings and collages in my home and had to admit to my husband that it's starting to look like an art gallery!
BLUETIFUL
The color Bluetiful this week is so sweet. It is a lovely word that feels lovely to say. All I could think of was blue cheese and how much I love it, and how much my husband doesn't. Instead, preferring the orange, rubbery slices of cheddar. Thinking of blue cheese made me remember being in South Carolina and my hike to a tunnel that had been used to age blue cheese. Its salty dampness was refreshing on a hot southern day. I almost swear I could smell the blue cheese.
Happy Poetry Friday, everyone.
Thanks for stopping by on this Holiday weekend. I hope you will enjoy these three poems and will stop by our host's blog - talented poet and artist, Michelle Kogan- at More Art 4 All. This week she offers a thoughtful poem on America that calls us to action and reminds us of our origins.
Happy Fourth of July, all.
"One nation under God, with liberty and justice for all."
Love these, Cathy! My favorites are the poem about the chimney and of course, the blue cheese, of which I am a big fan. It reminded me of our trip to Ireland and the breakfast spread at one the hotels - yup - blue cheese was there! Keep going on these color poems, I think they're great!
Bluetiful! I love it. However, blue cheese is not my favorite. I love that hearth in the woods! What a wonderful place of inspiration. Have you read Sophie Blackhall's Farmhouse? It reminds me of that picture book. Your poem is just lovely--an ode, I think.
Cathy, your poetic story unfolds as a series of memories. The colors you chose offer the hint of Fourth of July fanfare. The bluetiful cheese with apples makes me want to open my refrig and taste the combination that just melts in my month. All the poems were treats.
Lovely color filled poems Cathy, they are all Bluetiful! I especially like your "Brick Red" I could see that family from so long ago and feel those "thawed little hands." Thanks for this special color-sensitive post!
I love how each poem is unique and from a different perspective. That time old chimney and the imaginings of who might have lived there, the empty white invitation of a blank canvas, and an ode to blue cheese. Thanks for sharing in the spirit of red, white, and blue. Happy holiday!