Velvety
blue. Liquid blue.
Evening-sky blue.
Cornflower blue.
Sapphire is the official
birthstone for the month
of September. Because sapphire
embodies an infinite
palette of blue hues,
ancients believed that
the earth rested on a
giant sapphire and its
reflection colored the
sky.
But
like the endless colors
that appear in the sky,
sapphire is also found
in many, many other
shades besides blue,
from the gold of a
sunrise, to the fiery
reddish-orange of
sunset, to the delicate
violet of twilight.
Sapphire may even
resemble the pale white
gloaming of an overcast
day.
In
ancient times, a gift of
sapphire was a pledge of
trust and loyalty.
It is from this
tradition that sapphire
has long been a popular
choice for engagement
rings.
