When Last the Lilacs Blossomed There

When last the lilacs blossomed there Outside my childhood home The losses I would come to bear Were hitherto unknown When last the lilacs blossomed there Beneath the shady elm To sweet star jasmine’s scent compared They did so underwhelm When last the lilacs blossomed there We both were green and small Though decades passed without a care I’ve barely grown at all When last the lilacs blossomed there Be it memories or in dreams Their tender fragrance fills the air Much stronger now, it seems When last the lilacs blossomed there When last I called them mine I knew home could not be anywhere But Twenty-first and Vine.