Scented Memories

 
Memories
the scent of lilac
idly tempt
my senses
with delicate persuasion
drifting through the past,

Taking me
to a place and time
long ago
where my dreams
nestled with wild violets
on sun dappled ground,

And springtime
heralded itself
in cheerful
babbling sounds
ringing through the air from a
lazy woodland stream.

                       
               may  2003