Sweet scented air drips
Following the clean spring rain
Lilacs hang their heads
The traffic streams blind
Unnoticed to the wonder
Sweet scented air drips
Purple blur periphery
Stop to look some other day
This is for the #TankaTuesday challenge #12. I won’t go into a huge explanation of what it is. It’s a little complicated, but that made this challenge all the more fun 😁.
Essentially, a hainka is a haiku followed by a tanka, with a slight twist. There’s a line of space between the two for breathing room. They should be able to stand alone but still relate. Also, the first line of the haiku is repeated in the third line of the tanka.
I used an image I took the other day on my walk. Along the roadside are the most magnificent liliac bushes I’ve ever seen. For a few short weeks in May, they are in full bloom and smell heavenly.
The road they are on is fairly busy, and the cars zoom by. I know the people in the cars can’t smell them. I wonder how many people even notice them as they go about their business. I hope so.
The world would be a better place if we all took the time to stop and smell the roses, or in this case, of course – the lilacs. 😉
Life is a dark ride 
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