tingling to touch.
Musty as frost,
shaped and sculpted.
Center of attraction
in a quiet cave.
Azure is a silky drink,
sleek and savored.
Sweet, but not cloying,
elegant as crystal.
It laps the tongue
in a single tremulous note.
Sapphire is galactic,
emitting noble light.
Too distant to taste.
A wondrous mystery.
Its frenetic hum
an unsettling soundtrack.
Periwinkle is a clown,
an eccentric artist.
It tap-dances a tune,
begs for an audience.
Comical steps echoing
in a sly smile –
An unspoken blessing
for itself and its cousins,
The Blues.
--Karen Y., Adult