Finding Fragrance

It sits upon my window sill,

after all of this time,

the Magnolia bloom you sent

Wilted and shriveled,

once the purest white -

browned with age

Yet what it is,

is just as beautiful

as what it was

 

      We all age, change

    collecting wrinkles and new colors

    staring in the mirror

    wondering, where did we go

    how could this happen

    it was just yesterday we were - young

  

Though as I tenderly hold, lift

this flower I know

it still retains

a hint of fragrance,

that sweet aroma of love,

the essence of that day

and its loveliness remains

as if time has no meaning

 

      We need not look any further

      than this alluring scent

      to know that a bloom

      will forever be as beautiful

      as every yesterday

      it was shared

 

You are beautiful -

we are all beautiful

Open your eyes,

find the fragrance

Reviews

[Coyote Poetry]

Amazing use of words.
"You are beautiful -
we are all beautiful
Open your eyes,
find the fragrance"
The above lines. Perfect my friend. Thank you for sharing the excellent poetry.
Coyote

[Alfred Kukitz]

I think it just came to me! Thanks Will!

[Benita-Staebell M - Kin..]

Though as I tenderly hold, lift

this flower I know

it still retains

a hint of fragrance,

that sweet aroma of love,

the essence of that day

and its loveliness remains

as if time has no meaning



You are beautiful -

we are all beautiful

Open your eyes,

find the fragrance





This was lovely looking where beauty
still lays this was beautiful.




Thank you for sharing a Elegant piece.



Blessings. Benita

[willweb]

Thank you so very much Benita. I am happy you enjoyed this one.

[Benita-Staebell M - KindredPoet]

You're very welcome my friend hope you're staying warm tonight with all the cold weather Brrrrrrrrrrr. Benita

[MomzillaNC]

Wonderful expressions of the wealth of the past finding beauty in the now.

[willweb]

Thank you so very much for your nice comments today. I am happy you enjoyed this one.

[MomzillaNC]

You're welcome.

[hardeep sabharwal]

Very nice poem, liked it, the way u expressed

[willweb]

Thank you for this nice review. I am happy you liked this

[MOON]

Beautiful fragrant write, lovely sentiments . Lovely flow.

[willweb]

Thank you so very much. I am thrilled you enjoyed this one.

[Josie E. Cook M. A.]

I love this one!
Cherished love and still present with age.

[willweb]

Thank you Josie so very much for this wonderful review. That is the meaning I was trying to write, I am so happy you felt that.

[Josie E. Cook M. A.]

You conveyed it well! :)

[Frieda P]

Agonizing beauty...this is such truth and acceptance in your words Will, I love this one.

[willweb]

Thank you so very much Frieda P. I am thrilled you liked this one.

[Lyn Anderson]

What this seems to say to me is accept aging with grace, and if you love someone, they stay beautiful as they age ... Nicely done.

[willweb]

That is what I was trying to say. Thank you so much for taking the time to read and leave such nice words for me.

[jacob erin-cilberto]

i think lovely is more inside...people are always trying to change appearance to seem younger than they are...but a flower wilted still has the inside of the beauty it once exhibited---and we can still see it within.

[willweb]

That is it exactly Jacob. Thank you so much.