Monday, February 24, 2025

indigo

we first met under summer sun
I became enchanted with 
your golden brown eyes
my heart sang when you 
kissed me under indigo sky 

when our love affair ended
it killed my heart so softly 
and it took years to mend 
those broken pieces


- Written for dVerse Quadrille Monday: indigo.  The last stanza inspired by the song "Killing Me Softly" by R&B legend Roberta Flack, who passed away earlier today.

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19 comments:

  1. lillianFebruary 24, 2025 at 7:19 PM

    Hah! I thought of Roberta Flack as soon as I read that line! Also love the use of indigo here.

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  2. TruedessaFebruary 24, 2025 at 7:36 PM

    ha - I love that song by Roberta Flack great bit of inspiration for you quadrille.

    Killing me softly with his song
    Telling my whole life with his words

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  3. AnonymousFebruary 25, 2025 at 12:31 AM

    Bummer. Time healed, I hope

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    1. AnonymousFebruary 25, 2025 at 12:34 AM

      I'm Ron., not anonymous1 https://rlavalette.wordpress.com/2025/02/24/the-indigonian/

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    2. Arcadia MariaFebruary 25, 2025 at 10:33 PM

      Thanks Ron

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  4. brudbergFebruary 25, 2025 at 2:43 AM

    So many good things just last a summer....

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  5. Kim M. RussellFebruary 25, 2025 at 3:15 AM

    I love the shift from major to minor in your quadrille, Maria. I too immediately thought of Roberta Flack when I read that line.

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  6. HelenFebruary 25, 2025 at 3:25 PM

    A sad tale, why do all the special loves sometimes leave us. I enjoyed reading your madrigal!

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  7. Yvette M CalleiroFebruary 25, 2025 at 8:23 PM

    Great quadrille, Maria! The power of a summer tryst...

    Yvette M Calleiro :-)
    http://yvettemcalleiro.blogspot.com

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  8. pinkFebruary 26, 2025 at 11:20 AM

    aww, an indigo heart to match the indigo sky. such sweet sorrow.

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  9. JadeLiFebruary 27, 2025 at 2:00 PM

    who could resist golden brown eyes under summer sun. wonderful nod to the passing of Ms. Flack. She was an extraordinarily talented musician. I included her in my Women Music March 2024: https://tao-talk.com/2024/03/21/women-music-march-2024-day-21-roberta-flack/

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