![]() ![]() It was rich, almost sweet, like the scent of jasmine and roses around our old courtyard. In the spring of 1988, I returned to New Orleans, and as soon as I smelled the air, I knew I was home. The heavy fragrance was intoxicating, and she felt like someone entirely new.Ħ. In the little village where I collected that, the farmers won’t even let their nubile daughters walk through the fields when the flowers are ripe for fear they won’t be able to control themselves.” “Child, jasmine is one of the most seductive scents imaginable, and the stuff from Grasse is the finest in the world. Vera Nazarian, The Perpetual Calendar of Inspiration It may not be very useful, but it is beautiful. Imagine it - delicate, slim, precise, like a paper-thin slice from a cabochon jewel. When hope is fleeting, stop for a moment and visualize, in a sky of silver, the crescent of a lavender moon. ![]() ![]() ![]() The hills were soon splashed with wild flowers the grass became an altogether new and richer shade of green and the air became scented with fresh and surprising smells - of jasmine, honeysuckle, and lavender.ĭalai Lama XIV, Freedom in Exile: The Autobiography of the Dalai Lamaģ. Meanwhile, spring came, and with it the outpourings of Nature. Please put which prompt you chose in the AN (Author’s Note)Ģ. Any style from 12 lines to however many you like. Your poem must mention either Jasmine, Honeysuckle, Frangipani or Lavender or three or two of them or all four. ![]()
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