snow on lilacs

Written by Ellen Grace Olinger

early March
snow on lilacs
lands in the shape

of the flowers
that will bloom soon

15 thoughts on “snow on lilacs”

    1. Hi Barbara, The image was a gift for sure. There were the branches of the lilac bushes, still in winter, and the gentle deep snowfall pre-picturing the flowers.

      Thank you for creating along with me! Ellen

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  3. I really, really love this one! Just the title is so melodic–and I can’t think of more words to express the feelings you evoked…I just really love it. God bless you abundantly today.

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  4. I think my lilac bush is about gone … but this morning I went out and saw the blueberry bushes had already started to bud. I’m hoping we won’t get any more snow though. The wild storm through here washed it all away.

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    1. Hi Merrill, I hope you have some lilacs. I always like picking a few for the house. The years certainly vary.

      There are many peonies in our area too. My mother had red, white, and pink, Ours are pink, from the previous owners. They bloomed very late last year.

      Blessings to you, Ellen

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      1. Hi, Ellen, We haven’t had lilac blooms on the bush for years. They cut it back a couple of years ago hoping it would stimulate something but it’s really on it’s last legs. I keep it there because the roots are holding that area of earth in place, there’s a decline that tends to wash away otherwise. So I appreciate what you say about lilac roots.

        Our peonies don’t bloom till June. As soon as the buds open we have a week of drenching rain…never fails. So I try to cut the bouquets quickly. I have all whites… one a very pale pink. Two were my grandmothers…and there’s a long story to those. I had to cut down two since I had too many in the area and I couldn’t dig them out. The ground has heaved rocks around them and you can’t even get a fork in there now to thin them. I have planting baskets on top of the two I had to cut down and will plant peas there this spring. But I’ll still have tons of peonies. Since I’m allergic to flowers… to perfumes of all kinds, they are an act of love for sure. If it’s a hot muggy summer, it makes breathing very difficult for me. Still the desire for a bit of beauty in life is strong.

        Thanks for the lovely poem Ellen.

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  5. I love lilac trees under the snow, the way they bend without breaking until they touch the ground only to go back to their natural shape as the wind and sun clear them of the weight. Beautiful poem. 🙂

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