For as long as I can remember <br />you have shared your presence; <br />Like a close family member <br />holding firm…staying in attendance <br /> <br />You have seen many milestones <br />for more than three generations <br />Your span has multiplied and grown… <br />Accepting each day without expectation <br /> <br />Witnessing without judgement or scorn <br />Never revealing a single spoken word <br />Enduring drought and badgering storms <br />Continuing to flourish… never deterred <br /> <br />Somehow you give comfort and joy <br />As each spring your loveliness resumes <br />You revive what time tries to destroy... <br />I am invigorated by your fragrant blooms <br /> <br /> <br />3/3/2010<br /><br />Theresa Ann Moore<br /><br />http://www.poemhunter.com/poem/lilac-bush/
