Syringa Vulgaris
I think I’ve made it perfectly clear
but just in case I haven’t, well,
here you go.
Again.
I
ADORE
LILACS
I mean, really REALLY.
No ifs, ands or rethinks
I do.
I doooooooo
! ! ! ! !
& if I could spend my entire lifetime hunkered within and surrounded by that bewitching scent ?
oooooh, you best believe, I would !! because I so love them so.
But.
Even though my feelings are eternal,
I do have one, teeeeeeny, tiny, itsy bitsy, minuscule gripe, Lilac Bush.
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Common lilacs (Syringa vulgaris) bloom in early spring as soon as the weather warms. The blooms remain for one or two weeks, filling the air with a sweet fragrance. When the blooms fade, common lilacs do not rebloom until the following spring.
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to which I reply
WHY ???????
Why only a week or two ?!??
Why not ALWAYS and FOREVER, Lilac ??
or at the very least.
um, say ..
most times and more frequently !?!
I don’t get it.
You hand me this slice of Heaven
& then you take it away
bam
gone
goodbye, until next time
& then it hit me, like a ton of bricks, it did.
Until next time.
You are here in your steadfastness, dear Lilac.
You stand firm.
You weather the extremes.
You patiently wait and wait
&
! ! ! ! !
you blossom with such joy and exuberance and you show this world exactly who you are and what you do.
You offer beauty and colors
& you shine for all to see, enjoy and share, then you go away with a solid promise to return.
Over and over you return
and delight
and teach.
Oh, the lesson you teach
& as you ready yourself to just like that !! leave me again, my elusive friend,
I just need to say, it took me awhile but, I finally understand
&
I appreciate, more.
See you next year.
♥