Some days, you do not want
to wrestle with; you do not
want to try too hard—
you know that even an only
steady rain can beat back
the just-purpled heads of
lavandula: and so you set
the pot to shelter under the deck
awning until the mist has risen
from the trees. You wait until
the air has rinsed to clear,
remembering the Old French
lavandre, to wash, the Latin
lavare, also to wash, as you go in
to close your eyes in the bath.
In response to an entry from the Morning Porch.
One of my favorite essential oils for massage: I use it when I have the notion that my client needs a sheltered space.
That’s what I would ask for, then!
Read the Lavender poem and thought of this festival they have in central NY — my home area!!
Thanks for reading, Lou. Where in central NY? I wish we had lavender festivals around here too.