if jazz is blue, then
blues play cerulean
rock & roll thumps a
loudly violent violet
rap taps bold blood,
so immodestly garnet
country music waxes
into mellow marigold
gospel soothes with its
rich emerald harmony
while classical sounds
notably black & white
Synesthesia is a neurological phenomenon in which stimulation of one sense leads to automatic, involuntary experiences of a second one. Seeing music as colors is one form of synesthesia. (recent prompt by Grace at dVerse poets)