Kirby Olson
The Karner Blues at Pine Bush Preserve
I’ve been to the Munson-Proctor in Utica,
to see the Warhol “Big Electric Chair.”
It is a midnight blue,
the satin sheen and darker hue.
Color is an idea, and blue
has many shades and tints.
In the sandy marshlands,
the Karner Blues flouted
their lyrical lavenders
blended with a hint of denim.
In the lupine blue of the Pine Bush Preserve,
the nearly extinct Karner Blue,
flies like a Warhol in its dwindling environment.