I penned this too late for De’s Quadrille prompt last week, so here it is for OLN using the word WINK. Sorry I’ve been absent so long. My husband was away for seven weeks to oversee work in Palm Desert and left his huge garden responsibilities to me! Not to mention our spoiled dogs.
Image: CC0 Public Domain
I Am
a Quadrille
I am a periwinkle sky in May,
obsidian roiling sea when winter
winks at weakening boundaries.
And when summer evening
breezes kiss the dusk, there you will
find me waiting ‘neath the
sheltering green of maples.
Watch carefully and you will see.
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Victoria C. Slotto, Author 
The last line, such a promise. Lovely.
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I also loved the periwinkle sky, and all 44 words, and specially this:
“And when summer evening
breezes kiss the dusk, there you will
find me waiting ‘neath the
sheltering green of maples.”
Next time your sweetie has to leave town send him those lines and he will want to hurry back sooner, and then you get to get im back in the garden 😉
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Sigh. On such a wintery day, to read your words, Victoria, provides hope, in a few short months, it’ll be spring, again. Replacing the blah grey skies with colour to dazzle one’s eyes. Am hoping for a short winter, in southern Ontario. Well, one dream. 🙂
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I can’t wait for that. Love your color of periwinkle sky in May, Victoria. I hope you are well despite the hectic garden chores and dog cares.
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No more garden, that’s for sure. Dogs. That’s another story.
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Love me some periwinkle skies. So nice to see and read you. Life can be demanding. I’ve got a new BLACKTHORNE up.
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Oh this is absolutely breathtaking in its color and imagery, Victoria 😍😍
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I think this is called ‘ gardening leave’ wink wink 😉
you have covered the seasons in colour but I especially like
“winter
winks at weakening boundaries.”
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This was wonderful Victoria. There you will be “waiting neath the sheltering green”. Nice write… 🙂
…rob from Image & Verse
Lost in Azure
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Wonderful use of colour, Victoria, and I love the thought of winter winking weakening boundaries’ and summer evening breezes kissing the dusk.
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Ah, such beautiful colors here — this makes it so vivid and calming in its perspective and feel. 🙂
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I do love how you have used the near opposites of periwinkle and obsidian… love the whole image
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Lovely ~ I was seeing lots of shades of blue ~ a sense of peace.
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I like that last line about watching carefully in order to see.
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How deliciously whimsical.
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Music of the spheres in this. Nicely done.
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When winter winks weakening boundries…. Very nice… It does play with us for sure! I hope the maples were not referring to your demise!?
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I hope not…not my intention, anyway.
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Such beautiful words in this piece. Thanks for sharing.
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