Lilacs
“We are ghosts in Victorian gowns, lilac apparitions with parasols…” Simone Muench
lilacs droop in the rain.
their scent mingles with the scents of honeysuckle.
I remember the lilacs in the garden of our family’s home,
stretching up to just beneath the
third floor windows.
I used to hang out of those windows
touching the tips of the blooms
bringing my hand up to my nose.
lilacs in the moonlight –
intoxicating to a child –
intoxicating to an adult.
I remember those lilacs
dancing in the soft May breezes.
I remember those lilacs
scenting the rooms of that house
like the ghosts of young girls
drifting past luring you to follow,
to dance with them in the moonlight.
I remember those lilacs.
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May 09, 2019 @ 14:53:26
I absolutely love this piece!!! 💜
May 09, 2019 @ 15:01:42
This is absolutely gorgeous! ❤️ Such strong use of imagery and nostalgia rules this poem, I especially love; “I used to hang out of those windows touching the tips of the blooms bringing my hand up to my nose. lilacs in the moonlight – intoxicating to a child – intoxicating to an adult.” Thank you so much for writing to the prompt! ❤️
May 09, 2019 @ 15:02:19
Thank you Sanaa!
May 10, 2019 @ 07:56:42
Disappointing that there’s no cream cheese in the trees, though.
May 10, 2019 @ 12:32:49
The local doggos munced it. What tbey missed, the squirbos ate.
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May 09, 2019 @ 15:30:03
sensory delight.
May 09, 2019 @ 15:40:30
How lovely!
May 09, 2019 @ 16:50:21
You paint a wonderful poetic picture of those lilacs, and I feel as if I am with you in your memory.
May 09, 2019 @ 17:01:31
Yes, my lilac tree is in full bloom this year, the branches are waited to the ground. Lovely poem…always remember, this year, less we forget what is good.
May 09, 2019 @ 19:36:53
Yes, yes! Lovely!
May 10, 2019 @ 07:58:13
The repetition really works well here, especially as the final line. You describe the lilacs so well, fren. I could almost smell them and feel them tickling my nose.
May 10, 2019 @ 08:52:00
Beautiful and haunting.
May 10, 2019 @ 10:13:26
Captivated by the imagery of so many flowers that they could scent the rooms.
May 10, 2019 @ 17:31:42
Lilacs are so very fragrant, one bloom will scent aroom. When you put multiples around, the scent drifts through the house. Same with magnolias, gardenias, and honeysuckle.