Lillian is hosting dVerse Quadrille Monday from sunny San Diego ~ the word we must use in our 44-word poem is "Indigo"
I encourage you to listen to this 1957 classic by none other than
the incomparable "Ms. Ella Fitzgerald"
[I remember dancing to it in 1957]
Indigo shadows hang soft and low
on the dance floor where lovers go
fingers linger, hearts in tune
lost in jazz and silver moon
years have passed, yet still we stay
our love burns deep in dusk’s ballet
warm as night and old champagne
Have ALWAYS loved this tune with Ella singing it! It's just sooooo smooooth! Love the poem as well. Reminds me of my mother who talked about her post WWII days with my dad, going to the Aragon Ballroom....those were the days as the saying goes.
ReplyDeleteThis was wonderful you have captured the mood of jazz and blues...
ReplyDeleteLove the rhyming pattern in this piece. Lovely poem.
ReplyDeleteLove the feel of this Helen. And I had thought this would be the perfect tune for this prompt too, but it didn't quite fit my poem, so I am glad you used it! GMTA!
ReplyDeleteBeautiful poetry, Helen...with a jazzy blues rhythm!
ReplyDeleteWarm as night and old Champaigne! I love it!
ReplyDeleteSeductive...smooth, sultry, moody, full of atmosphere, hair, words and notes perfectly in place...each line here is savoured as much as the champagne...shockingly good verse.
ReplyDeleteAbsolutely lovely and lyrical. So apropos of the song.
ReplyDeleteLove your last line...
ReplyDeleteLove the feeling of this.... Indigo is a great word to be sung.
ReplyDeleteLove Ella and your Indigo quadrille, Helen! I was there on the dance floor ‘lost in jazz and silver moon’. I especially love the phrases ‘our love burns deep in ‘dusk’s ballet’ and ‘warm as night and old champagne’.
ReplyDeleteBeautiful poem! I like the rhymes and rhythm.
ReplyDeleteBeautiful song! Just like your poem, Helen!
ReplyDeleteYvette M Calleiro :-)
http://yvettemcalleiro.blogspot.com
Helen, the imagery here is beautiful, especially the "indigo shadows" and "dusk’s ballet."
ReplyDeleteMuch love,
David
SkepticsKaddish.com
i did not listen to the music video (such a rebel). seriously, your poem was all the music i needed this morning. bravo, helen!
ReplyDeleteyou set the atmosphere skillfully, and give us a smile at the close ~
ReplyDeleteNice post, liked the video, she had an amazing voice
ReplyDeleteHelen, your poem is like another verse to the song. Seamlessly done.
ReplyDeleteThis brought back memories of my mom singing along with her records albums and Ella. I like the ending.
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