white lilacs

smell the white lilacs their heads heavy with raindrops drink them in, and in

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a solitary
walk in evening, just before
dusk reclaims the day

the fields are greening
rain-glad, they sing thanksgiving
back to the grey skies

smell the white lilacs
their heads heavy with raindrops
drink them in, and in

the weight of the world
is not yours to fall under —
Who made this beauty?

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