White Gardenia Night

Gardenias saturate the night,
clothed in their array of lovely white.
Their fragrance permeates the nose,
and far outshines the perfect rose.

White Gardenias take me there,
while I sit upon my chair.
And listen to the crickets play,
in their orchestrative way.

I feel blessed to be,
alone in my revery,
on a White Gardenia night! 

Rebecca Wiles