Caren Krutsinger Poet Narrative

It Is Zaffre

Her dress was magnificent; it showed off her skin
And the green of her eyes. It went well with her lipstick.
He tried his best to talk her out of it.

I never liked phthalo, he said. But she laughed.
Periwinkle? He guessed. She laughed again.
Persian blue? Twinge-let, her parrot said. They both laughed.

You are not talking me out of it, she told him.
I feel sexy and happy, and you will love all the attention
it will give you.
His boss and his boss’s boss could not keep their eyes 
off of her.
He did not like it at all! 

It is zaffre, she told him afterwards. I will wear it often
and whenever I like. If you want me you will have to get used to it.
Zaffre must be a magical color, he thought, but he got used to it
because he loved her.

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Rhona Mcferran July 15, 2019 at 11:24 PM I LOVE this! Another FAV... It reminds me of my husband, too, although he initially encouraged me to wear brighter colors when we first married (as I was fashion-lazy and wore TONS of black). Later on, however- I think I became too flamboyant for his comfort zone!! ;D hahahaha I looked up zaffre and was surprised to see one of my FAVORITE shades to wear (that he admires, but thinks is a bit bold)! Perfectly penned, Soul Sister!! ;) Caren Krutsinger July 15, 2019 at 11:50 PM Thank you my Soul Sister! I appreciate this. It is an interesting shade for sure.

Lady Labyrinth July 14, 2019 at 9:00 PM I LOVE THIS. "He tried his best to talk her out of it"...the dress? the lipstick? ah, probably both and I love the whole conversational theme. Zaffre, hmmm might have to use that, I'll be accused of course of not being original. Kind of sensual, kind of hot this poem. But I could be in heat. hmmm, maybe hot flushes. x Caren Krutsinger July 15, 2019 at 12:26 AM Thank you Lady Labyrinth. Glad you liked it. I had never heard of Zaffre, but I looked it up. it is a pretty dark perwinkle blue. Lady Labyrinth July 14, 2019 at 9:02 PM "I never liked phthalo..." very flirtatious. The ending is gorgeously strong.

Arturo Michael July 13, 2019 at 7:03 AM He's a man...She's what he wants... Caren Krutsinger July 13, 2019 at 12:40 PM Absolutely. True enough and they both know it.

Kim Rodrigues July 13, 2019 at 6:07 AM She’s a rebel! Caren Krutsinger July 13, 2019 at 12:40 PM Clearly; I wrote this in honor of my husband who wanted me to wear grays and navy when we first married, and realized I would not.