Somewhere Under the Lilac Bush @NWCreativeUnion

It's the return of the Wednesday Wake Up Call over at the NWCU, and Roger (aka @ChasingTao) has pulled no punches. The goal is to create, via whatever medium suits your fancy, a blog post using the following as prompt: yellow, green, blue, triangle, peace, lilacs and a child. SO...here's my take! The prompt is up for four days, meaning you've lots of time to play along.

Somewhere Under the Lilac Bush

The first flowers of the season

scenting landscapes and table tops

as grandmothers prune

and children stand on tiptoes

as though under a spell

to dream of blue skies

and magic kingdoms

Like a magnet

her lavender dress

draws them across green pastures

while sunspots dance

in prisms of golden yellow

dancing behind tired eyes

still, her perfume entices

the shade of her blossoming 

branches invite

With worlds waiting to be discovered

kingdoms in need of conquering

the child slips into the shadows of her shade

Grandmother continues clipping

snip, snap, snip, snap

soon a symphony 

as imagination soars

despite tired eyes

There, somewhere under the lilac bush

Prince Charming is discovered

eyelids growing heavy

he rises to slay the dragon

Silver against the shadowed earth

bringing forth peace to his kingdom

as the snip, snap, snip, snap

sends him off on a wave of dreams

where the grand parade awaits

in his honor.