it goes to the head
a purple hued perfumery
not lascivious lilac or violets in the shade
but hot lavender trails for devoted bees
do they seem somewhat serene after supping ?

surely it is just a dream of summer
pillowed in the grass
narconerverous - if ever such a word
could make this scent a somnolent

23 thoughts on “sleepy heads”

1. “surely it is just a dream of summer
   pillowed in the grass”

   sigh. Beautiful

   1. a touch of longing!

2. Lavender is one of my favorite soothing scents. I can’t wait to run my fingers over a cluster of lavender blooms this summer.

   1. Indeed

3. Wonderful imagery. I almost felt like a bee, upon reading……..

   1. Lovely, imaginative comment Sherry – thank you

4. Scent is often overlooked in writing. This made me drowse pleasantly.

   1. The hardest sense to put in words – thank you for that!

5. not mythtaken.
   There’s lavender, and bees, here.

   1. Ahh but are they busy or sleepy?

      Happy Easter to you too Diana

6. I love the scent of lavender. my house smells of lavender and lemon…surely it is just a dream of summer pillowed in the grass….wow.

   1. Summery memories to bring indoors

7. Well, I’m hooked on lavender so I believe your diagnosis.

   1. A narcotic then Kerry!

8. Yes please, Laura, I love that ‘purple hued perfumery’ and the ‘hot lavender trails for devoted bees’! I use lavender oil on my pillow to help me sleep.

   1. I do too but the association with busy bees is not conducive to sleep!

9. Delicious. And your use of “mythtaken” is just perfect.

   1. glad you liked that! thanks Magaly

10. I feel myself being a devoted bee… the scent just pulls me..

    1. thanks for picking up the scent

11. ” a dream of summer pillowed in the grass” – that’s lavender. Perfect.

    1. Some summer longing in this poem as Spring so cold and wet so far

12. ‘Dream of summer pillowed in the grass’ – I love that image, and anything to do with lavender, which I am obsessed with.

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