Bulging with Blues

                                          Newcastle; NSW

BLUE MONDAY

http://smilingsally.blogspot.com/2011/10/blue-monday-blue-sign.html

BULGING WITH BLUES

Sailing into my home port after a week on the ocean,

I felt an unexpected joy that was sentimental emotion.

Newcastle isn't fashionable, it's full of industry,

And it's really quite peculiar that it means so much to me.

Growing-up in English prettiness, then living in London Town,

With a stint in glorious Cape Town, truly South Africa's crown,

A middle-sized city Down Under, designed for hard work and trade,

Surely can't compete with Sydney, which wins every accolade!

But sailing into the harbour, I rejoiced in the pleasant views,

And, most of all, in the blues and blues and blues and blues and blues.

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IN PASSING

Seen in passing on a bright Spring day.

The view of the trees across the way.

The lines on the window causing division,

With almost mathematical precision.

A little nothing, but rather pleasing.

Just in passing I was image-freezing.

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