Is there any scent more evocative than that of lilacs in bloom?
This morning I was out trimming things up in the backyard when I had my first real hit of lilac fragrance of the season. And suddenly here's where I was. In Poland on a train twelve years ago, rumbling through the countryside with my brothers and our spouses and our parents. Banks of lilac shrubs stretched everywhere--all in full, sun-shimmered bloom. As I looked out the window and saw the rolling richness all around me, I felt the taste of my own heart and thought this: I have never ever seen anything more beautiful than now.
6 comments:
Thank you for being you and for writing about the lovely parts.
I have never read anything so beautiful.
So nice, Ann.
There is nothing so beautiful. We had a bank of them in my backyard in West Jordan and I remember being 16, standing in the garden under a full moon, smelling them and feeling alive.
I love how scents have such power; I love how you made note of the scents in Poland. Beautiful and grateful you shared.
Such a beautiful image Ann! I've enjoyed pausing and smelling lilacs on my dog walks. The air is so perfumed and rich.
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