The little boy
carries lilacs
in his warm hands,
into the warm kitchen
where his mother is
baking brownies for him.
She accepts
his precious gift of lavender,
inhales the fragrance of spring,
her eyes glistening with love;
his eyes sparkling with pride.
Remembering the spring
he was born
eight years ago;
eight years since
her husband
brought her lilacs
from the same bush.
© 2019 Richard Havenga
Photo Locations: Kent County - Michigan
"The little boy carries lilacs in his warm hands into the warm kitchen..." ~ from: "Eight Years" by Poet/Photographer Richard Havenga @ Walk With Father Nature: https://walkwithfathernature.blogspot.com/2019/05/eight-years.html
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