For a few short, glorious weeks each spring, the lilac trees bloom. Our bedroom window looks out onto a long line of them along our neighbour’s garden boundary and there’s a small one in our own garden.
During these fleeting weeks I look out each morning and marvel at that crown of lilac. The blooms flower and fade so quickly, which makes them all the more precious and beautiful, even though this fact also feels painful and sad. Sometimes I just wish it could all last forever!
Last week there was a wonderfully warm day and the scent of lilac was drifting all about the place. It truly makes you want to die of happiness!
Even though I’ve been in very high spirits lately with all the beauty of spring, I somehow ended up writing a song for mourning a loved one. I suppose to me, sadness, beauty and happiness are inseparable.
May this song reach you at the perfect moment and bring healing, release, or whatever you most need.
More Than Pure Gold
The world keeps on spinning
even though you are gone
and I long for your smile
next to me.
The pain charts a course
so deep through my veins
that I wonder if I’ll ever
know freedom again.
The lilac tree blooms
so sweet and so true
I breathe in its scent
and dream only of you.
I’ll join you one day
in that place beyond time
but for now I am grateful
our paths intertwined.
Our love was a treasure
worth more than pure gold
I’ll keep it forever
and know I am never
alone.
Love and courage,
Leah