Lydia, as I sit in our garden, I am reminded of you. The orange-blossom scent of the tree, the one you planted two years ago, does so echo the deceitful musky fragrance of your skin. I wonder if the roots have consumed your ashes, and if your scent has been carried up through the branches to be radiated out through the buds. The thought of your scent fusing with the Spring oxygen, leaves me sickly. Tomorrow, at dawn, I shall chop the tree; that once was a symbol of our love. John.
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Reblogged this on MorgEn Bailey's Writing Blog and commented:
A sad little piece from Donna Henderson.
Thank you for re-blogging, my friend. I have only just seen this 🙂