Who doesn't find a little joy in the beauty and scent of the mock orange in bloom this time of year, in the midst of June? Such a perfect wedding flower, so appropriate for the lightness and breathlessness of the season. It's just the time of year to celebrate the most effervescent of scents and surroundings -- so look for these tender blossoms wherever they grow, and on blog.amynelsonhahn.info...
Summer, abundant
If it had been snow,
the drifts of white, tumbling
from these branches should
have raised a shiver, even
on this mild mid-June morning,
but no -- instead they are warm
and scent of citrus and honey;
they fairly glow as they quiver
their ways to the ground below,
nothing troubling them, still pure,
nothing less for having left
the safety of their former home.
They almost, almost seem to rise --
just briefly -- a breath of erstwhile wind
goes by, never quite
for sure.
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