Blue Is Rare
As golden Sun is shining bright,
blue molecules of light flow out
into our atmosphere to blend
and fill our space with soft sky blue.
The color blue is so serene,
as in our oceans' sapphire tint,
or lakes that mirror azure sky
in ripples of reflective hues.
Among the flowers of our earth,
real blue in blooms is very rare.
The few that are will thrill us, like
Blue Butterfly Delphinium.
There are no really true blue foods.
Most fruits have colors to attract;
like tangerine, orange, and plum,
or lemon, lime, grape, apricot.
In nature, color blue is rare
except for beauty of our sky,
or where our waters mirror it.
Our color blue, a gift, serene.
Sandra M. Haight
~2nd Place~
Contest: United Colors: Blue
Sponsor: Silent One
Judged: 02/29/2016
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"Blue is rare in living nature as it is a color that is associated with organic molecules in alkaline conditions: few living systems have an alkaline chemistry naturally. The morning glory flower, for instance, starts off the day an intense cerulean, fading to an insipid mauve at sundown as the alkalinity in the flower decreases."
Source: https://forum.jackkruse.com/index.php?threads/the-color-blue-in-nature-is-rare.16477/
"The ocean looks blue because red, orange and yellow (long wavelength light) are absorbed more strongly by water than is blue (short wavelength light). So when white light from the sun enters the ocean, it is mostly the blue that gets returned. Same reason the sky is blue." Source: Google
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