Perfume is whisper. Perfume is breeze.
Like clandestine thoughts probed into
the mind deep. When you’re strolling
at night, steered by scents and sounds
strange, or when reminiscing through,
a half-completed page.
Remember when days used to seem long
and sleep was rarity, you scribbled notes
on the refrigerator, and bought bags full
of leafy greens.
Perhaps no scent, offered relief as much as
lavender leaves, oh few drops of oil rubbed
upon the palm, soothes as though a prayer,
or brief psalm.
Perfume is riddle, perfume is song, like rays
of slowly setting sun. Through winter till the
time of spring; I write of aroma and observe
you sing. Perfume’s when we feel each other,
when your scent’s embedded upon my soul.
Photo credits: Pinterest
Posted on Bits of Inspiration @ Real Toads
also on Monday Writes @ My Blog – Verses
I like the internal rhyme and alliteration, basically the sound, of your poem.
Thank you so much, Frank 🙂 so glad you liked it ❤️
a lovely lyrical piece full of imagination – interesting intonation in the indented verses too
Thank you so much, Laura 😀 so good to see you ❤️
“oh few drops of oil rubbed upon the palm, soothes as though a prayer, or brief psalm.” I love that. Lavender is one of my favorite scents. Beautiful poem…Love your scented musings. Thanks so much for taking part in the prompt!
My pleasure, Susie ❤️ thank you for the inspirational prompt 😀
xo
This is very beautiful. And I LOVE the photo………
Thank you so much, Sherry 😀 so glad you liked it ❤️
The internal rhyme and the last verse…most enjoyable.
Thank you so much, Rajani 🙂 so good to see you ❤️
What a beautiful composition, it was like romanti-fication of the perfume!
Thank you so much, Ekta 🙂 so glad you liked it ❤️
That’s a beautiful one Sanaa 🙂
Thank you so much, Vijita 😀 so good to see you ❤️
A lovely lilt to this, and a fine sense evoked of all the many scents that make up love.
Aww!❤️ Thank you so much, Hedgewitch 😀 so glad you liked it!❤️
nice write up. I prefer lavender essential oil in bath and face packs! it is really soothing and calming 🙂
Thank you so much, Ankita 🙂 so nice to see you ❤️
I like the shape of this poem, Sanaa, and the opening line sets the standard for the rest of the poem. I love the idea of perfume as ‘clandestine thoughts’ which lead to memories in the the next stanza, of leafy greens in the fridge. Then you introduce soothing lavender – possibly to ease the pain – and end with personal perfume – a lovely progression!.
Aww!❤️ Thank you so much, Kim 😀 so glad you liked it!❤️
I really like the second stanza which appears almost as an aside. I also like the way you have included subtle rhymes within the body of each stanza. The poem sings.
Thank you so much, Kerry 😀 the prompt was really inspiring ❤️ so glad you liked it 🙂
I really like the third stanza. Lovely!
Thank you so much, MZ ❤️ so good to see you 😀
I like the two “voices” in this,.. a lovely poem
Thank you so much, Bjorn 😀 so glad you liked it ❤️
Beautiful, Sanaa
Thank you so much Vijita ❤️ so good to see you 🙂
very lovely piece Sanaa…!
Thank you so much, Sreeja 😀 so glad you liked it ❤️
How beautiful it was to read this out. The words when spoken are so comforting.
Thank you so much, Robin 😀 so glad you liked it ❤️
I love the sensuality in this poem, and the romance. The rhythm is like a song, lovely 🙂
Aww!❤️ Thank you so much, Linda 😀 so glad you liked it!❤️