ghosts of lilacs
shimmer with butterflies
ambrosial
For Frank Tassone’s #Haikai Challenge #139 fragrant breeze.
K.
lines that aim to be
ghosts of lilacs
shimmer with butterflies
ambrosial
For Frank Tassone’s #Haikai Challenge #139 fragrant breeze.
K. 
Lilacs. I love them and I like how you refer to them here.
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Thanks Claudia. One of my favorites in the flower world.
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Me too. Oh what a beautiful smell. There is a bush next to the Montco library I will not be seeing this year (not only is the school closed but you can’t go on the grounds, they have virus testing site set up there) and I thought of it blooming with not many to see it. Well, it doesn’t care, but I miss it.
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So much of the world is closed off to us.
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That time is coming real soon. Such a vibrant creation and lovely haiku ❤
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Thanks!
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You’re welcome, K.
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p.s. I love the fan shape, it gives a feeling of movement.
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Thanks Jade. I found a bunch of these underneath my circle paper. I had forgotten I had them, but they were perfect for flowers.
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I bet they could be folded into fans….
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I think they are used to design fans by calligraphers.
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Ah!
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Lovely–words and painting. I can smell those lilacs!
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Thanks Merril. The smell remains vivid, even in memory.
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Lovely! I imagine the lilacs are getting ghostly by now.
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These certainly are, as they are remembered from one of my childhood homes. We had a huge bush in the back yard and it was always full of butterflies.
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We only ever had one in a very tiny north-facing garden. It was massive and took all the light there was. We let it flower once again then chopped it down. I hate having to do things like that.
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Each garden has it’s own needs.
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Reblogged this on Frank J. Tassone and commented:
#Haiku Happenings #1 (5/21/20): K’s latest haiku for my current #haikai challenge!
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Such pretty colors! 💜 We hope to plant a couple of lilac bushes in our yard this year. I love their scent!
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Thanks Jill. It stays with me, even in memory.
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Love the smell of lilacs. Your poem captures that well.
Pat
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Thanks Pat.
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