Heavenly

in rural places there are scents

that might not seem like heaven

but sweet clover at the height of summer

comes awfully close, I believe

it resides along the roadside

with Queen Anne’s Lace and milkweed

the blue chicory and pink columbine

and if you’ve never seen these

or known the delight in wildflowers

I must say you are missing a treasure

that you can never find on city streets

their random placement is all the more

beautiful and charming to the eye

and a deep breath of their scents:  heavenly