In the Stars
Waves of blue behind us,
searching the night sky
we found blue nebulae.
We found each other.
The stars were ours
from the moment we met.
This poem is my response to Blue Tuesday, the prompt from Sarah at dVerse Poets Pub, which asks us to consider “blue” in our poetry.
I’ve written hundreds of poems for my wife, so what’s one more? I bound the first hundred or so for her as “The Nebulous Collection.” Blue has always been a significant color for both of us. (Although, I have been known to favor orange!)
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NGC 7023 – The Iris Nebula
© Tony Hallas via Astronomy Picture of the Day
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To find stars like this… I think it will not happen often.
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Yes, I feel fortunate. Thank you, Björn.
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Another gorgeous gem of a poem, Ken, and so romantic. I love how you set the scene in so few words, but the image explodes into vision.
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Thank you, Kim. It all started out with glorious fireworks, after all.
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Just so beautiful: sounds like it was written in the stars 🙂
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Thank you, Ingrid. I’ve thought of combining many of my short poems for her into something longer, but they just say the same thing in different ways.
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A beautiful love poem!
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Thank you, Beverly!
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Beautiful. You capture something so huge with just a few lines. Lucky you & lucky your wife to share appreciation for the stars and one another!
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🙂 Thank you!
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I am always a sucker for a romantic poem. LOVE this one!
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Thank you, Lillian. 😀
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Keep your eyes on the stars, Ken 🙂
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I intend to! Thank you, Jane.
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🙂
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Lovely declaration indeed, Ken. Simple and perfect. Well done.
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Thank you, Ron..
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I think your romantic side is a delicious part of who you are. My wife was a bit embarrassed by my romantic poetics, so I gave up on that approach.
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Thank you, Glenn. She even wrote some poems for me in the early days.
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poetry is not my wife’s thing. happy you can share yours magical words with the person you love.
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Thank you. I like to think it was part of the attraction.
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When two poets fall in love, I think you’re right, the world is theirs. Beautiful addition to the collection.
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Thank you, Lisa.
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You’re welcome.
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Another romantic poem from you, about blue! Fabulous!
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Thank you!
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a true reflection (K)
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Sigh
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This deserves a blue heart! 💙 Lucky wife!
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Thank you!
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Romance found in the stars. May it’s light always shine.
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Yes! Thank you.
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Enjoyed this poem. Beautiful. 🙂
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🙂 Thank you.
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I like the inverse of blue here, from it’s usual connotation. you both are indeed fortunate ~
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Out of the blue, into blue.
Thank you.
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Ken, your love is so lovely.
❤
David
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Thank you, David.
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Beautiful, and I love nebulas too.
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🙂 Thank you.
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This feels very romantic to me, although it might’ve been intended as cosmic.
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Ah, but love is cosmic. 🙂
Thank you.
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Love, ain’t it grand! Nice one Ken.
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Thanks, Rob.
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A beautiful poem. And I love that you write poetry for your wife.
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🙂 Thank you.
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So beautiful! Such an acknowledgement and a gratitude. Heartfelt.
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Thank you.
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Nice to have a bit of romance in the air.
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Indeed. 🙂
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Romantic! 🙂
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🙂 Merci!
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Beautiful and romantic! It’s wonderful when you meet your twin star. 🌟
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Sigh. Yes.
Thank you. 🙂
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