Lilies–as tall as ourselves and more lovely,
and full of fragrance, and long orange tongues,
and those playthings the bees–stood in
a neighbor’s yard, a thick, ramping
hedge of them. You could not help but see
that to be beautiful is also to be simple
and brief; is to rise up and be glorious, and then vanish;
is to be silent but as though a song was in you only it
hasn’t yet been heard…
~Excerpt from the poem, The Book, by Mary Oliver
The Lord is my shepherd, I lack nothing. ~Psalm 23:1 ✝
Sacred Touches 
Beautiful! Is that lily one of the miracle blooms?
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No, it’s not a crinum lily but in a way it’s miraculous that it bloomed after this last winter. I put these bulbs in a pot two years ago and worried that they wouldn’t make it in the pot after last winter but they did and I’m so glad. They smell absolutely heavenly! Hugs, Natalie 🙂
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I have aster lilies in my yard and they smell heavenly! 😄😄beautiful post sweet friend.
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Yes, they do smell absolutely heavenly and every time I walk past them their fragrance and beauty just stop me in my tracks. I’m so glad you enjoyed the post, Michelle. Hugs, N
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I can smell its heavenly scent all the way here in Georgia 🙂
love you Natalie—julie
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Oh man, are they ever fragrant!!! I wouldn’t be surprised if you couldn’t smell them all the way in the Georgia. Hugs and love, missy. N 🙂
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Nice poem and lovely lily. Thank you, Natalie.
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Thank you, Cynthia. Not only is this lily lovely but oh my the fragrance is heavenly! Hugs, Natalie 🙂
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Beautiful. 😀
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Thank you, Raewyn. Hugs, N 🙂
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