As long as I’m here, I’ll burrow

my nose in sweet 

  Daphne,  I’ll breathe 

in lavender,

wrap myself in honeysuckle,

slather lilac.

I’ll hold nothing

back – not now while

my heart still beats with such longing.

I’ll take it all

in til I’m spent

on earth’s sweet scent.

                                                                         JDG