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Perception of Color

Before Blue Was A Word

By Abby Kay MendoncaPublished 3 years ago 1 min read
Perception of Color
Photo by Jack B on Unsplash

Homer’s “wine-dark” sea,

and the Himba’s green heavens,

revealed themselves: blue.

nature poetry

About the Creator

Abby Kay Mendonca

Here to share my voice. I write about the overstated and underappreciated. Also, I love cats.

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