I found myself wanting to write about blue again. This place is all about blue and blue and blue…and then even more blue. I thought I knew blue, but the variations in shades are keeping my eyes in a constant state of definition!
So, in resisting the urge to write about blue, I find myself wanting to reprise a poem I posted from one of my students on our William Carlos Williams day. Caleb captured the wonder of that time after the exclamation point of sunset, when color expands in the sky…a watercolor painting, Mother Nature style.
Here’s Caleb’s piece (again):
The Colorful Afterglow
So much depends
upon
a colorful
afterglow
swarming with
bright colors
beside the turquoise
ocean
As I was thinking about this piece by Caleb, I wrote my own version as we chased the sunset at the end of our day today.
So much depends
on finding a path
that leads to the beach
in time to experience
the brilliance of sunset
against the roiling gray of clouds
threatening rain.
©Douillard
And you can see from my photo, we missed the “just right” sweet spot of sunset. Luckily, we enjoyed the exploration, the just-after sunset experience, and the sweet afterglow of the post sunset sky. After all, you can’t really go wrong in this beautiful setting!
Thinking Through My Lens 
I loved Caleb’s poem when you shared it before and your new one speaks to me as well. I find such pleasure in sharing your walks on the other side of this continent. I’ve recently discovered the beauty of the marshes here and they are now competing with my beach time! PS I say, if you want to write about blue, write about blue!
where sunlight ends
I wander among
the clouds, too proud
to ponder upon
the wheelbarrow,
yet never knowing
where I am going
until I end to begin
again