Cerulean

Tifft Nature Preserve, New York

So many crayons

Rubbed down to nubs

To teach me such an excellent

Vibrant

Word

That suits excellent

Vibrant

Skies

What was this new color

I wondered

Partnered with other new colors

In my simple box of simple crayons

It felt special

And new

Not just blue

But a

Vibrant

Blue

That nearly vibrated itself through the lines

And off of each page

Too busy to create with it

To see where I could find it

All above me

Thirty years later

A deeper appreciation for this striking shade

Fomented by crayons