A Poem about the Lilac next to the River

Last night I dreamt of Lilac buds 
upon the Garnock stream
amid the thorns and briars thick
a purple colour beamed

I thought about the folk who came
and chanced upon this sight
perhaps ancestors, long since gone
who left it burning bright

Perhaps a bird did carry it
from far and distant lands
or from a child´s hands it fell
and grew to proudly stand

Or from Place Castle seeds did blow
across the glade and vine
to where the lovers meet in quiet
with bodies deep entwined

From where before the lilac came
no man knows for sure
cemetery or Moorpark house
or from the Fairlie Moor

So when you come and chance upon
the purple lilac hue
like winds of life it comes and goes
with spring-like morning dew

Held up by it's nest of green
with colour strong and bright
a guide so strong amidst the damp
declaring wrong from right


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