Wisteria
In stillness I cling
to cypress and tupelo gum,
dangle above blackwater bog,
envelop secrets of those
who've loved and lost
beneath my pendulously fragrant,
cascading, lavender falls.
by Margaret Bednar, April 11, 2014
This is for "Imaginary Garden with Real Toads - Transforming Friday with Nature's Wonders" Hannah is hosting and has posted an amazing video of the Tunnel of Japan.
I always think these blooming vines look like lavender water falls …
The photos I took while visiting "Magnolia Plantation" in South Carolina. I wish I had been able to get there this year while the blooms are peaking… maybe next year. The fragrance that emanates from the Wisteria is out of this world! I find them particularly charming in the wild, however, they are very lovely hanging from the plantation's pergolas as well.
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10 comments:
A lavender cascade indeed!! Your words and images are dreamy and exotic, Margaret...thank you so much for sharing with us! :)
ah the timeless souls...they do
envelope those fragrant moments of love...and i love 'lavender falls'...
So beautiful Margaret...waterfalls of lavender. Spring blooms and we would keep it with us if nature didn't speak its NO.
A waterfall of flowers - the perfect description.
your poetry is always an artistic pleasure! I love 'waterfall' too and dream of visiting South Carolina to see the wisteria in bloom.
p.s. I would love to be included in the draw!! Notification on my blog or e-mail janetruth.martin85@gmail.com
Lavender waterfalls... lovely.. :)
Your brevity here is really sharp and striking, Margaret--it works well, and enhances the vividness of your description--and you have definitely presented the alluring and lovely side of this plant--she is a beauty, and you do her justice in this.
What a lovely cascade of lavender ~ I wish I can smell them in full bloom ~ Happy weekend Margaret ~
They are exactly like waterfalls of flowers-- a wonderful metaphor, Margaret, thanks. k.
One of my very favorite flowers, and such a beautiful poem to go with it, Margaret.
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