Roger, in S1L5 the "its" refers to "a spray," but you are right that in S1L6 I should refer to all of the lilacs that are blooming, so I have changed that "its." The premonitions of doom in the metaphor in S2 are hinting that I think the lilacs are dying, and the culprit, causing the drought, is global warming. But I didn't want to just state that flatly. The white of the blooms suggested a bride, and I have certainly known a few brides that were in an anxious state on their wedding day. Each bloom looks like a little wedding bouquet, a tight clump of blossoms.
Susan
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