Aurora: An Aubade*
Colors changing
from dark to light,
sun and moon shifting
from dull to bright,
stars disappearing
goodbye black night,
I lie awake waiting
for you to comeback.
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Word Inspiration: Sarah Doughty of Heartstring Eulogies (Thank you, Sarah!)
Alba or Aubade (dawn song) is a love poem, specifically the parting of lovers at dawn. Conflict between love and responsibility is at the center of this poetic genre.
This genre dates back to 12th century France and is the counterpart to a secular Evensong, Serena or Serenade.. The name Alba comes from the medieval watchman’s cry “alba” announcing the passing of the night and return of day. The early Occitan troubadourpoems ended each stanza with the word.
The Alba or Aubade is:
- a love poem, most often mourning the parting of lovers while extolling the coming day.
- constructed at the discretion of the poet, length, stanzaic form, meter and or rhyme. although often a smattering of rhyme is present without any particular rhyme scheme.
- dramatic since it is often dialogue between the parting lovers or coming from a cuckold husband or a watchman’ warning. Sometimes dialogue is silent, expressed in images.
lovely Aubade, Rosema 🙂 Aurora is my mother’s name, too!
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Awwww. Thank you! Your mom has a very beautiful name!
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This was lovely 🙂
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Yay! Thank you Shaun!
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Soothing and beautiful, well done dear!
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soothing! indeed sun rise always bring such feeling, right?
thank you, Jade!!
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That’s right! 🙂
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😀 😀 😀 Thanks, Jade!
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Lovely
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thank you! 😀
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Gee, the coming of dawn seems kind of nice. Then we learn that a return to night is what’s truly desired. Sigh. A fine Aubade, sister!
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yay! thank you, brother!!! 😀
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Sister, thank you for sharing beauty and irony.
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yay! you are welcome! 😀
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Very interesting aubade, Rosey!! Love the scene…the final line catches up short, like maybe he’s not coming back?
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yes, sissy. you got it right. he might not come back.
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Oh dear…sad.
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yes dear. 😦
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Are you okay, I hope? ❤
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yes love. 🙂 okay. 🙂 busy but fine! 😀
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Okay, good–just checking on you, dear heart 🙂
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awww. you’re the sweeeeetest!
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Nah–you just love me…and I love you too– xxoo, stella
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agree!!! 😀
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❤
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❤ aurora
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a beautiful word, right? 🙂 ❤
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Yes
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❤
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Wow you audabe with the best! This one is vibrant and heart-tugging!
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awww. that is an honor to know. thank you, dear!
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You’re very welcome 🙂
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❤ ❤ ❤
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