(25 July 1956)

poet Diane Hine

Poems of Diane Hine

21. Ballade: Cooper's Hawks and Black-chinned Hummers 4/17/2013
22. Ballade: Legacy 4/7/2012
23. Behemoth 2/10/2013
24. Bird Life 7/27/2012
25. Bird Song 5/25/2012
26. Birdbrain 8/17/2012
27. Bite 4/29/2012
28. Bold 9/10/2012
29. Burning Blue 2/15/2012
30. Buying a Car 8/28/2012
31. Captain Bryce in Tasmania 1/12/2013
32. Ceasefire 7/8/2012
33. Child-Raising Advice 4/6/2012
34. Circumstantial 11/27/2012
35. Clouds 3/7/2012
36. Coffee 5/4/2013
37. Concentric [Acrostic Dectina Refrain] 7/3/2012
38. Confession of Obsession 7/10/2012
39. Cruising 12/11/2012
40. Cruising 2 12/14/2012

Burning Blue

Photons lacerate the air in waves of ev'ry hue,
plunging through successfully except for burning blue.
Motes of dust and water drops play cricket with blue balls,
weaving veils of endless blue in vast concentric shawls.
When the rays are vertical they drill through skin and bone,
drain all sheen from vibrant green, steal water from dry stone.
Then all life is forced to heed light's power to subdue.
The mantle of the victor is a fire of flaming blue.

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