Images & Aromas
By James
During the balmy mist of the morning hours,
I heard a faint voice speaking of fragrant flowers,
yellow roses, Peony, Jasmine and Wisteria too,
opening up forgotten colors of egg-yellow and
Lazuli Bunting-Blue. I saw a brick walk leading to a
small roundhouse, a hay shed, horse stall, and an
old farmhouse where precious memories were
stored in blue boxes, picture albums, and an old
sideboard. My melancholy vanished as a tiny wren
sang a sweet song, which soothed my mind of all
that was wrong. I heard its language consisting of
the pulses of the sweet bouquet of jasmine and
honeysuckle wafting in the doorway, causing long
past memories to be transformed into new images,
and my heart was warmed.
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James, a retired Professor and octogenarian earned his doctorate from BYU, and his BS and MA from California State Polytechnic University, SLO. He is a Best of Web nominee and three time Pushcart nominee and has had four poetry books “The Silent Pond,” (2012), “Ancient Rhythms,” (2014), “LIGHT,” (2016), and “Solace Between the Lines,” (2019), over 1565 poems, five novels and 35 short stories published worldwide in over 250 publications. His fifth book of poetry will be released soon.