MAY BOUQUET
By Ann M. Clinton

A soft wind wafted through the curtained open window
Sending the scent of a light perfume into the room
It is May so the natural perfume from the flower garden
Cannot be hyacinths or daffodils – it is too early for roses
But, yes, it is exactly time for lilacs
Leafy, lacy lilacs so delicate, so fragile are yet the possessors
Of a most beautiful and unforgettable scent
Many a lilac bush is strategically placed near a house window
Or a walkway just so someone, a passerby perhaps, can enjoy
The scented air of a spring day
Often lilacs will be joined by a gathering of lilies of the valley whose
Small white bell-shaped flowers add to the May bouquet and whose
Soft scent will compliment their companion lilacs
As one walks further along the walkway, the scents lighten and are
Replaced not by “scent-sory” delights but by visual beauties of
Remaining early spring tulips of red and yellow and the whites
And pinks of the flowering trees
A bouquet of beauty
nature’s gift to those who choose to enjoy it.