Lily of the Valley

delicate perfume
of fatal pale perfection
silent carillon

Kim M. Russell, 24th July 2018

My response to Carpe Diem #1482 Lily of the Valley

Today’s image for our inspiration is of a vase of lilies-of-the-valley, which were my grandmother’s favourite flowers and perfume. They are also highly poisonous. Chèvrefeuille has shared a tanka from 2015 which encouraged me to rewrite one of mine from 2017 as a haiku.

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