indigofera tinctoria
grows in exotic rhyme;
soaking leafy euphoria
creates true blue in time
beat limed water, oxidate
into beautiful navy froth;
overnight paste will precipitate
filtered through cotton cloth
add sugary schemes,
ferment in vat for
tie-dyed indigo dreams!
Lillian hosts Monday quadrilles at dVerse Poets on “indigo” theme. I found this website that describes process of making indigo dye.
a poem in my pocket 
Feb 26, 2025 @ 10:28:00
tie-dyed … love that image! i tried to tie-dye a dress last summer (to fix a splattered bleach accident), but it didn’t work. must have got the recipe wrong. i needed this poem!
Feb 26, 2025 @ 06:53:43
Lynn, “tie-dyed indigo dreams” is such a perfect, dreamy ending.
~David
Feb 26, 2025 @ 08:50:36
thanks, David…glad you liked it 🙂
Feb 25, 2025 @ 15:40:25
Made me smile, Lynn! I haven’t tie-dyed in ages.
Feb 28, 2025 @ 10:17:46
😀
Feb 25, 2025 @ 14:38:10
A lovely madrigal, Lynn … batik fabric is one of my favorites … love to create / sew.
Feb 25, 2025 @ 15:09:23
Thanks, Helen 🙂 I admire anyone who can sew! Isn’t batik beautiful?
Feb 25, 2025 @ 09:05:14
nicely crafted, pun intended
Thanks for dropping by my blog
much♡love
Feb 25, 2025 @ 15:11:46
LOL…my pleasure, Gillena 😀
Feb 25, 2025 @ 03:53:53
“grows in exotic rhyme;” yes! a perfect match between plant and poetry
Feb 25, 2025 @ 15:12:32
i appreciate your comment, Laura 🙂
Feb 25, 2025 @ 02:19:44
I love how you laid out the making of indigo in a rhyming quadrille, Lynn. I especially love the lines:
‘soaking leafy euphoria
creates true blue in time’.
Feb 25, 2025 @ 15:13:17
It was fun to write…thanks, Kim!
Feb 25, 2025 @ 01:48:04
A process set in poetry… love it.
Feb 25, 2025 @ 15:16:43
I was intrigued by the process…thanks for reading 🙂
Feb 24, 2025 @ 20:26:45
Ha! Excellent description, and that first stanza a marvel!
Feb 25, 2025 @ 15:15:31
Thank you, Ain, for your kind comments.
Feb 24, 2025 @ 20:12:56
Very nicely done, Lynne.
Feb 25, 2025 @ 15:14:49
thank you!