Flower for the Day Lilac 5-24-18

The pungent scent of the lilac cannot but announce its presence.

 When Lilacs Last in the Dooryard Bloom'd

By Walt Whitman

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When lilacs last in the dooryard bloom'd,

And the great star early droop'd in the western sky in the night,

I mourn'd, and yet shall mourn with ever-returning spring.

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For the sweetest, wisest soul of all my days and lands—and this for his dear sake,

Lilac and star and bird twined with the chant of my soul,

There in the fragrant pines and the cedars dusk and dim.