Definition: a person of inflexible honesty and fidelity; loyal; faithful
Derivation: Derived from the blue cloth made at Coventry, England {1670}. The town’s dyers had a reputation for producing material that didn’t fade with washing.
Music:
• “Dear Prudence” {1968}
The sun is up; the sky is blue
It’s beautiful, and so are you.
Dear Prudence open up your eyes
Dear Prudence see the sunny skies
— John Winston Lennon (1940-1980) Revolutionary artist; The Beatles (1960-1970)
• “Blue Skies” {1926}
Blue skies, smiling at me
Nothing but blue skies do I see
— Irving Berlin [born Israel Beilin] (1888–1989) American composer & lyricist
Prayer: I thank you God for this most amazing day, for the leaping greenly spirits of trees, and for the blue dream of sky and for everything which is natural, which is infinite, which is yes. — Edward Estlin [e. e.] Cummings (1894-1962) American poet