Lacrimae Rerum

A n exquisite poignancy of salt and skin , crushed nicotania flowers, purple irises, Oregon G rape l eaves, bitter orange, silver needle tea, guiacwood , w eep ing c ypress, Isatis bark, a nd a sweet immolation of clove s . "Now no joy but lacks salt, That is not dashed with pain And weariness and fault I crave the stain Of tears, the aftermark Of almost too much love, The sweet of bitter bark And burning clove." - Robert Frost Art: The Heart of the Rose by Margaret Macdonald Mackintosh, 1902