Pleasant Memories

As the scent of Gardenia wafts through the house, memories of years ago spring forth

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Being a young girl visiting my aunt
Who was kind understanding gracious lady
My bedroom was adjacent to Gardenia plants
Oh! Pleasant eves scented air wafts heady

Delectable the scent ambrosial treat
How I desired a gardenia plant for me
Then I met the man who made life complete
Who brought me gardenia from his esprit

Years have passed,the house burned to the ground_gone
The gardenia went up in the hot flames
Nothing can take the memory_it lives on
Within my heart and deep within soul's frame

Each day my thoughts turn to sweet memories
Of aunt, you, and the scent of gardenia, affinities

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Copyright © | Year Posted 2012

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Dietrich Avatar
May 13, 2012 at 9:53 AM
wow, such memories this must bring back for you. And that's so sad that the house really burned to the ground, Sara? I enjoyed this stroll down memory lane.
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