"Describe to me scientifically the haunting wistful fragrance of a bunch of violets." -From the film, "A Man Called Peter"
Sometimes a breeze catches the scent of the violets in spring, but the delicate aroma is more apparent when there is a cup full of the pretty blossoms. The violet has a delicate sweet scent. To make a violet perfume, do a web search for recipes. It is hard to find violet perfumes.
Gather a handful of the blossoms and take a breath. They smell like a confection.
The Violetby Jane TaylorDown in a green and shady bed,A modest violet grew;Its stalk was bent, it hung its headAs if to hide from view.And yet it was a lovely flower,Its colour bright and fair;It might have graced a rosy bower,Instead of hiding there.Yet thus it was content to bloom,In modest tints arrayed;And there diffused a sweet perfume,Within the silent shade.Then let me to the valley goThis pretty flower to see;That I may also learn to growIn sweet humility.VioletsBy L. Young Correthersfrom “These Blooming Rascals”Violets can be devastatingWhen they look up at you with faces sweetBreathing sheer poetry into the airMaking spring and life and love completeBut they also can be exasperatingAnd I’ll tell you why and when and where.Treat them too well—they run to leaf--Neglect them—then they come to griefBut whatever you do—under the groundThey send tough rootstocks round and roundUntil plants nearby are choked and bound.Yes—violets charm with their artlessnessBut underneath—they’re a perfect mess.
5 comments:
I love the soft sweet scent of violets. I used to buy violet cologne that was made in England.
The little violets that grow around here in the yard in very early spring, do not have any scent, but I am always happy to see their pretty little purple blooms in the yard anyway.
How nice to be inspired by your writing today to think about the scent of violets, and how pretty they are growing in the yard. I am sure that the violets are right underneath that layer of snow that continues to get deeper as the snow falls tonight. Hopefully, not long now until we will have violets instead of snow in the yard.
This is very nice. I love to use items in nature to make wonderful things. Lately I have been making items with pine. (needles, baskets, teas, salves etch)
Susie, pick a handful if the blossoms ans smell them and you will find a faint scent that is lightly sweet. They are sometimes called violas and are not the same as African violets
Yellow and purple violets are what the main character in "The Harvester" by Gene Stratton-Porter sold door to door looking for his dream-girl. Some may find it a silly book, but I loved it. The man built a beautiful home for the girl he hoped to bring into it. When he finally found her, he patiently wooed her. Sweet story.
Some of my best childhood memories are of playing in a small woods near our house, where wild violets grew , covering the ground. I think that might be where my romantic nature was nourished!
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