Tuesday, October 8, 2019

Scent

Day-8 OctPoWriMo-2019

Prompt: Scent

Form: Free Verse

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Time stands still as life shifts in phases

Memories stealthily invade in hiccups

There are moments which are firmly clasped

And there are those which have moved with sands of time.


I remember so many of those scents of different hues and shapes

The fragrance of summers in the luscious mangoes and jasmine buds

The splashes of colors of the marigold and chrysanthemums garlands. 


There is that silent knight in the shimmering waves

Bringing petrichor on its wings

The smell of burning earth enveloped in pearly drops.


The scent of childhood and the air of festivities 

The burning of incense and the smile of a child at a temple doorsteps

My soul transcends as I remember the aroma of my grandmother's delicacies

Her soft eyes and her affectionate smiles...a fragrance of love effortless.


There is happiness in the scent of life

When sweet memories leave their footprints 

The heart stays transfixed in sepia shaded reminiscences.






Participating in :OctPoWriMo-2019



8 comments:

  1. We both have somewhat overlapping memories! Lovely!

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    1. We belong to the same fragrant land and so we share many memories. Thank you Punam :)

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  2. I love your use of words that evoke such imagery!

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  3. Such exquisite lines:
    "My soul transcends as I remember the aroma of my grandmother's delicacies
    Her soft eyes and her affectionate smiles...a fragrance of love effortless."

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  4. The poem is as rich in scents as your homepage here is rich in beautiful picturs. A feast to behold.

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    1. I am glad you liked the home page. I cannot post a poem without a pic. Thank you for passing by :)

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