Blue Ghazal<\/p>\n
\nShe redesigned her aura. Updated its faded fresco blue
\nwith a sexy shade that matched her eyes; Marilyn Monroe blue.<\/p>\n
Easter Sunday, Assisi chapel. Anchovy-packed pilgrims.
\nIs that St. Francis, high above, blessing us with Giotto blue?<\/p>\n
The feathers of the Steller\u2019s Jay are not intrinsically blue.
\nIt is light refraction that turns them braggadocio blue.<\/p>\n
Her brows grew as one. A mustache appeared, then a monkey.
\nThis can happen to you. Paint your house Frida Kahlo blue.<\/p>\n
Vincent writes to Theo, \u201c[I] am \u2026 looking for blue all the time.\u201d
\nThen paints himself in a straw hat and smock of Van Gogh blue.<\/p>\n
Lord Rayleigh said light collides and scatters to give us blue skies.
\nHe\u2019d know why I, Susan, covet a sky of New Mexico blue.<\/p>\n
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“Blue Ghazal” is reprinted from Cascade: Journal of the Washington Poets Association<\/a>.<\/em><\/p>\n <\/em> Blue Ghazal She redesigned her aura. Updated its faded fresco blue with a sexy shade that matched her eyes; Marilyn Monroe blue. Easter Sunday, Assisi chapel. Anchovy-packed pilgrims. Is that St. Francis, high above, blessing us with Giotto blue? … Continue reading
\nSusan J. Erickson<\/a> encountered the ghazal early in her poetic life and has been a
\nfan every since. Currently she is working on a manuscript of poems in women\u2019s
\nvoices\u2014mostly in free verse. Susan was one of the founders of the Sue C.<\/a>
\n Boynton Poetry Contest<\/a> in Bellingham, Washington where she lives. She also
\nhelped organize The Poet as Art<\/a> reading series.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"