did you have any garments
that were not a shade of blue?
that's what I see you in
when I stop and think of you

you loved to tell the story
of your own sister's slip
I think it was at my wedding
how funny
you would quip
that your own sister
would say
and say it right to you
your dress shows off...
but wait
they're not
your eyes aren't blue

now sometimes
when I "see" you
a vision of time gone by
you wear your color
a childlike smile
and a glimmer
of blue in your eyes