In the midst of winter cold, I received the link to a poetry prompt that made my day! Nature’s wonder, Lavender, is the theme of today’s prompt at Imaginary Garden with Real Toads website. Hannah Gosselin has provided some visual and sound inspirations.
Thought I would share a poem that I wrote about lavender some time ago at Poetic Bloomings. It fits with the theme for today.
INVITATION!
the screen door slams
as I step out onto the front porch
lavender lingers in the air tonight
fills my lungs with precious pause
spritely sprigs of white and pink and mauve
replenished with today’s June showers
emit their secret scent to the night air
smile as they line the flagstone walkway and
border the garden
filled with white daisies and pink roses
that renew my spirit each year
on every summer’s day
now, after midnight
the moon hides from me
in a black cloud-filled sky
but I am reassured
as I breathe in the sweet mist of lavender
that lingers in the air tonight
© Patricia A. McGoldrick
PM27's Blog 
I love to smell that gorgeous scent and sweet mist ~ Can’t wait for winter to end in my part of the world ~
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Agree on both counts! 🙂 ❄️❄️❄️
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Lovely poem “lavender lingers in the air tonight fills my lungs with precious pause” Beautiful line!
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Susie, so glad you liked that line! 🙂
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This reminds me of the song “Summer Breeze,” one of my favorites!
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Honoured! That is one of my all-time favourites, too. It just says “summer” to me! 🙂
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Those of us who grow it understand the wonders of this useful plant. Your poem shines a light on many of those wonders.
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I continue to learn more about it while it grows each summer. 🙂
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That smell is heavenly and the cloud of blooms with its misty purple is gorgeous.
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I do so enjoy it for those reasons!
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Just perfect!
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Thanks, Sherry! 🙂
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It’s beauty is not just for the daylight. 🙂
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So true! 🙂
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Ah, I can almost smell it!
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🙂
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Wonderful .. it makes me wish for a summer.. Reading it this time of the the year gives it a dreamy feeling…
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Inspired by Hannah’s prompt, I did get that yearning for summer, too! 🙂
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It is amazing how fragrant darkness can feel–no distractions–and the reassurance of the lavender is lovely here. Thanks. k.
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Agree! Thanks for the insight into lavender! 🙂
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Oh…sigh…Patricia! This is heavenly, “lavender lingers in the air tonight/fills my lungs with precious pause…” as is the rest…really inviting. Today I found the book I’ve been looking for…or rather thinking about…it arrived at this little section in the hardware store that the profits go to the Big Brothers Big Sisters program…it’s like an ongoing yard-sale – so the synchronicity is in the title, The Invitation!” How cool huh?! I love your offering…thank you, for joining in! 🙂
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Cool is the word, Hannah! 🙂
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We have a few centimetres of snow now so everything is looking rather wondrous in the moonlight. Best! 🌖
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I knew you’d enjoy that!! ♥ Thank you!
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So right you are, Hannah! Just finished watching Parenthood TV show finale so it’s a bit of a mellow moment, lavender even! ❤
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Oh!! I have been following that!! We love it…I haven’t watched the finale yet though…soon! It always makes us cry! ♥
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No spoilers here but it was a great finale (yes, you might need a few kleenex, too)! 🙂
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:)!!! I had a feeling we would! Can’t wait…we now have a house guest for a couple of weeks so we’re both a little tentative to turn on the water works in front of him so we’re going to save it for later when we can blubber like babies! 😉
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Sure, it will be just as good to see later!:)
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Can’t think of a more pleasant mist than that!
–coal (Fireblossom)
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Agree! 🙂
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🙂
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ah, that sweet mist
nice
cheers
jzb
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Thanks for stopping by for a read! 🙂
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I love the smell of a garden after a rain, when it fills the sky with, as you say, invitation. On a cloudy night the lavender would be magic.
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Thanks Susan. Lavender does have a staying power so sweet. 🙂
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