{"id":1261,"date":"2008-05-02T00:33:24","date_gmt":"2008-05-02T06:33:24","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/blaine.org\/sevenimpossiblethings\/?p=1261"},"modified":"2008-05-02T00:34:49","modified_gmt":"2008-05-02T06:34:49","slug":"poetry-friday-lilac-wine","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/blaine.org\/sevenimpossiblethings\/?p=1261","title":{"rendered":"Poetry Friday: Lilac Wine"},"content":{"rendered":"

pretty, pretty lilacsRemember last weekend, when I went on the Wine and Herb Fest<\/strong><\/a> tour? It turns out a lot of the wineries here in the Fingerlakes<\/strong><\/a> do specialty fruit wines. Rhubarb, strawberry, pear, apple, peach, blackberry, cherry… Anything you can think of. Some of it is so sweet it drifts over into cordial territory, but a few of them were really quite lovely.<\/p>\n

For some reason, the first time someone said the words “rhubarb wine,” the Jeff Buckley<\/strong><\/a> version of the James Shelton song “Lilac Wine”<\/strong><\/a> popped into my head. And, as the lovely spring weather has continued and actual lilacs are starting to bloom around here, the song has stayed in my head all week. I happen to love it, so I’m not complaining. In fact, I think I’ll share it with you for poetry friday. Here’s the first couple of verses:<\/p>\n

I lost myself on a cool damp night
\nGave myself in that misty light
\nWas hypnotized by a strange delight
\nUnder a lilac tree<\/p>\n

I made wine from the lilac tree
\nPut my heart in its recipe
\nMakes me see what I want to see
\nAnd be what I want to be\n<\/p><\/blockquote>\n

You can read the rest of the lyrics here<\/strong><\/a>. But really, this is a song that needs to be heard, not read. I know a lot of artists have covered it, but the only one I’m really familiar with is Jeff Buckley. *sigh* Man, I did love to hear that man sing. <\/p>\n

Here’s an oddly hypnotic video someone made for the song. I like it in a way – it suits the mood, and lets the song take the focus. But don’t watch too closely, or you’ll realize you’re passing same tree over and over.<\/p>\n

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The always-poetic Kelly is handling the Poetry Friday roundup over at Big A little a<\/strong><\/a>. Poetry goes very well with wine, you know. Works with white or red… even champagne. Especially with that little strawberry in the bottom of the glass? I love that. Right, anyway… go on over to Kelly’s and see what everyone else is sharing today.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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