Lovely Lilacs

Lilacs

Step outside, breathe in:
immerse in the light fragrance—
the short-lived lilac

Sheri Edwards
Poetry/Photography/Haiku
04.27.2025
NaPoWriMo

This lilac from outside my back door brings in the delicate grace and fragrance to our kitchen. I love lilacs, and in the novels I write, the lilacs bloom all year long, unlike real lilacs, which bloom for but two weeks in spring. And I enjoy every day of those two weeks, as my poem says.

Spokane Manito Park Lilacs

I lived for years in Spokane before moving to the Coulee. Manito Park is a favorite place to enjoy an afternoon in any season, but the early days of spring, with lilacs in bloom for the Lilac City is a favorite. At any time of the year, but especially in the summer, if you visit Spokane, be sure to visit this park, complete with a Japanese Garden.

Spokane also has its own variety of lilacs, the Syringa Vulgaris Lilac— which is a double lilac that fades from dark purple to light on the edges.

My favorite are these:

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