For Jeanie, my mother. Two of the most significant, indispensable, and precious flowers gather here, Rose Maroc, Ylang Ylang, and Gardenia. Tonight the ylang-ylang blooms amidst the darkness and the rain spreading its scents still sweetest to my smell you are still the ylang-ylang that I once kissed. In my rain and darkness you still bloom best. -Poem by Ric Bastasa Petals honors florals, the softness they provide visually and metaphorically, and their beauty. Beauty is part of the gift of life, it is a muse. Notes: Rose Maroc, Madagascar Ylang Ylang, Gardenia, Magnolia Blossom, Frangipani & Jasmine Tobacco, Vanilla