All images AI-generatedlilacs in full bloom perfume dances on the breeze spring whispers softlyunder lilac boughs shadows lace the sunlit ground springtime's tender touchlilac clusters hang heavy with the morning dew daybreak's silent song Thanks for reading Paul’s Substack!
Big bees bazaar — bring pollen to the hive. Flowers fragrant cut and placed in a vase. Last a week then another cycle finished a wonderful gift of spring.
These are beautiful haiku Paul, all depicting beautiful sceneries of lilacs. Oh I love their smell and the lovely little flowers. Thank you. It brought the sensation of lilacs around me back.
'When I use a word...it means just what I choose it to mean.' Humpty Dumpty to Alice. Of course Humpty had a terrible Summer, but I hear that he had a great Fall!
I really like the shape of lilac blossom…and then when you get up close, each blowsy almost candy-floss frothy bract is made of all those individual flowers. It’s dry magic in its way.
I always prefer the darker colour, more purple…it fades better.
And…when you bring them into the house (actually whatever colour), they look so effortless blowing away in their soft opulence.
Beautiful poem, Paul. This past weekend while running in the Tahoe forest, I saw lilacs and salvia growing wild on the side of the trails. So wonderful to be there. Thanks for this, Paul
If I have I can only blame myself - the first thing I planted in our front garden (which was once lawn) was a lilac right by the front door. She’s gone now, done for by very determined ants after years of fighting them (me and her). Last year my son in law bought me a new one. Which has apparently decided it couldn’t remain…
Grateful to @Sue Munda for sharing this, Thank You!
Big bees bazaar — bring pollen to the hive. Flowers fragrant cut and placed in a vase. Last a week then another cycle finished a wonderful gift of spring.
Thank you, Richard
I really dig the third ku - very nice sense of combination between the images!
Thank you, Dick - If I remember correctly, I used that text to generate the image, although it went through a couple of renderings to get it right.
Ah, nice :-)
Lovely. I can smell their blooms now!
Thanks, Diane—If we’ve got lilacs, I guess Spring is here!
Beautiful!
Thank you, Patricia!
These are beautiful haiku Paul, all depicting beautiful sceneries of lilacs. Oh I love their smell and the lovely little flowers. Thank you. It brought the sensation of lilacs around me back.
Thank you, Ika. Lilacs always remind me of my mother.
A wonderful lilac Traiku, Paul.
Thank you, David - Traiku is pretty nifty!
'When I use a word...it means just what I choose it to mean.' Humpty Dumpty to Alice. Of course Humpty had a terrible Summer, but I hear that he had a great Fall!
Lilacs grow wild here, but they have only just started leafing out. Beautiful thoughts.
My lilac bush looks wild and there are two more in the neighbors’ yards so I think they had a single origin.
Beautiful. All the senses are being used with this one.
Thanks for the comment, Monica!
Finally, a perfumed post!
Thanks, Stan!
Lilacs are the best 😊
Cool.
I really like the shape of lilac blossom…and then when you get up close, each blowsy almost candy-floss frothy bract is made of all those individual flowers. It’s dry magic in its way.
I always prefer the darker colour, more purple…it fades better.
And…when you bring them into the house (actually whatever colour), they look so effortless blowing away in their soft opulence.
Thanks for evoking them so succinctly.
Thank you, Nicolas - The lilac bush in my rea yard has darker purple blossoms
Beautiful poem, Paul. This past weekend while running in the Tahoe forest, I saw lilacs and salvia growing wild on the side of the trails. So wonderful to be there. Thanks for this, Paul
Thank you, Steve, I’ll bet the forest was beautiful!
Absolutely was and the American River runs through it so I got some spectacular views.
Oh, how I do hate AI, but I do love me some lilac!
Evocative in it’s beauty Paul. The scent of lilacs surround me now.
I hope you’re not getting lilac overload?
If I have I can only blame myself - the first thing I planted in our front garden (which was once lawn) was a lilac right by the front door. She’s gone now, done for by very determined ants after years of fighting them (me and her). Last year my son in law bought me a new one. Which has apparently decided it couldn’t remain…
Thanks to @Dave pearen for sharing these!