How I love my lilacs!
“In the dooryard fronting an old farm-house near the white-washed palings,
Stands the lilac-bush tall-growing with heart-shaped leaves of rich green,
With many a pointed blossom rising delicate, with the perfume strong I love,
With every leaf a miracle -and from this bush in the dooryard,
With delicate-coloured blossoms and heart-shaped leaves of rich green,
A sprig with its flower I break.”~~From When Lilacs Last in the Dooryard Bloom by Walt Whitman
the tallest of them all!
10 Comments
May 15, 2009 at 8:04 pm
Gorgeous!
May 15, 2009 at 8:08 pm
Beautiful! Love the poem too …
May 15, 2009 at 9:25 pm
The photos go perfect with the poem. I can almost smell that sweet scent!
May 16, 2009 at 4:54 am
That’s a huge lilac! The variegation in the flowers is gorgeous!
May 16, 2009 at 5:56 am
Must be the day for posting lilacs!
May 16, 2009 at 6:27 am
Ah, how I miss lilacs! When we moved south, I found ligustrums, which look a bit like white lilacs. Beware! They STINK!
May 16, 2009 at 7:33 am
The variety with white edges is so pretty and unique. I love it, too!
May 16, 2009 at 7:59 am
Beautiful lilacs! Yours are ahead of mine – I’ve got buds starting, but I’m still a ways from flowers.
May 16, 2009 at 10:45 am
Love!
May 17, 2009 at 11:49 pm
Ooh, so pretty. I was just bemoaning the fact that we’re leaving a lilac bush at this house. Looking around the enourmous backyard in the new place, there’s one there, as well! Hurray!
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