The Cardinal Review Vol. 3 No. 1 Reflections

Blue

By Anonymous I once had a friend, She was giggly and her laughter was my greatest joy.

She’s gone now but I still sit on our bench and I paint like we used to.

The sunset, the cotton candy sky and the peaks of the horizon The clouds on a sunny happy day The blue waves splashing against the grainy sand Eyes, the only color anyone ever points out My favorite fruit, blueberries The best jolly rancher, blue raspberry The prettiest flower, blue iris The butterflies are still flying and the bluebirds are still chirping.

Days continue to go by and you continue to remain in my memory, you stay but I still feel your life.

The way you’d dance like nobody was watching make breakfast like a trained chef Paint like Picasso And stick by my side like we were joined at birth and protecting me meant protecting your family 3