Wednesday, April 20, 2016

Lilac time

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.




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6 comments:

  1. Megan GoatesApril 20, 2016 at 2:38 PM

    Thank you for being you and for writing about the lovely parts.

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  2. radagastApril 20, 2016 at 7:46 PM

    I have never read anything so beautiful.

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  3. Louise PlummerApril 20, 2016 at 9:45 PM

    So nice, Ann.

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  4. AmeliaApril 21, 2016 at 12:49 AM

    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.

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  5. JamesApril 21, 2016 at 3:52 PM

    I love how scents have such power; I love how you made note of the scents in Poland. Beautiful and grateful you shared.

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  6. PaigeApril 25, 2016 at 2:09 PM

    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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