Alphabe-Thursday, Rainbow Summer School - Indigo - September 2, 2010
Doris Day singing "Mood Indigo" - with Duke Ellington
Indigo
It is one of the rainbow's colors,
Between violet and deep blue,
In truth,it runs the gamut,
Of many a varying hue.
It's the blue of a sky at midnight,
And a bird who carries the name,
Since ancient times in India,
Indigo dye achieved greatest fame.
indigo bunting by Jerry Downs
The prized stone known as lapis,
Is mined in Afghanistan,
Treasured by earliest civilizations,
From early Egypt to present day man.
Lapis lazuli From Wikipedia
There is even an indigo mushroom,
Standing out on the forest floor,
They are an edible variety,
If you choose to go out and explore.
Lactarius indigo mushroom from Wikipedia
Indigo is the color of infinity,
It is the symbol of wisdom, too,
Indigo is for introspection,
To figure out what you need to do.
Carmen Henesy
Copyright (c) 2010 by Carmen Henesy
All rights reserved
I am participating in Alphabe-Thursday Rainbow Summer School
And a bird who carries the name,
Since ancient times in India,
Indigo dye achieved greatest fame.
The prized stone known as lapis,
Is mined in Afghanistan,
Treasured by earliest civilizations,
From early Egypt to present day man.
There is even an indigo mushroom,
Standing out on the forest floor,
They are an edible variety,
If you choose to go out and explore.
Indigo is the color of infinity,
It is the symbol of wisdom, too,
Indigo is for introspection,
To figure out what you need to do.
Carmen Henesy
Copyright (c) 2010 by Carmen Henesy
All rights reserved
I am participating in Alphabe-Thursday Rainbow Summer School
