Fragrances

Валентин Лученко
The colder the winter, the more sterile it is.
There are almost no odors.
Ice, snow. What do they smell like?
Winter smells smokey.

But spring, even such early one, makes you go crazy with fragrances.
Everything smells: willow bark, water in the river, the greasy soil.
Even boots smeared with tar smell.
However the first flowers don't smell at all.
They have no nectar.
But they are so beautiful, so tender: the first flowers.
They are so strong, so resilient.
They might stand anything:
cold air, wet snow, heavy rains, thunderstorms.

My dear world, my dear life,I love you so much.
Here and now.