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The Scent of Your Feelings

The scent of your feelings clings To the fabric of my dreams It never leaves….it lingers Lingers Permeating everything The scent of your feelings Envelopes me The fragrance of gardenia When you are tender, sweet Gentle and serene Tranquility showing through In the gardenia scent of you Seducing scent of jasmine Surrounds you like an aura Heavy, heady Promising opulent luxury Of flesh upon flesh With you in control Leading me deeper Into the scent of your fantasies Tantalizing, teasing, tempting Endless jasmine ecstasy Sensual and satiating Is the jasmine scent of you Perfumed in Damask Rose Giving off the scent Of inner turmoil Uncertainty, vulnerability You are brooding and troubled Guarded, disturbed Needing to be reassured Held in the strength of my arms Quieted by my love Till dawn’s light When your safety is assured And your scent finds release Along with that of mine Honey suckle perfume Your need to nurture To let me suckle At your breasts Your perfume speaking In words my soul hears That you live only To care for my needs Your perfumed hands Soothing way the aches and pains Of my rough and busy day Honey suckle promises Of womanly affection In waves of comfort and light I taste honey Nectar that sweetens my lips For I know it flows for me I know I am nothing A poor lost man Without the fragrance of honey suckle Wafting over me Narcissus emotions When there is venom in your eyes Sparks fly all around me And I know a storm is coming A scent foreboding Ominous… Indicating the imminence Of the unleashing of thunder and lightning Torrents of rain The scent of angered passion I sense it I smell your brewing storm I’m unleashed in the elements And yet….I know How to harness your storm How to bring calm How to let you vent in my arms Beat at my chest I silence you with a kiss Your arms pinned The anger passes Yet your Narcissus scent Left on my chest Leaves me shaken Unglued Weak In the aftermath Of your storm Orchid emotions The perfume of surrender Absolute abandon to my will The sweetest fragrance The tenderest emotion A wilting flower Waiting to be revived Tenaciously wrapping around my body Knowing its source of life, love, and happiness Your scent moves me Brings out my desires To possess To please and reward To bring color to your petals By my life giving stream Lost in this scent The most beautiful of all The scent of surrender To me The scent of your emotions Clings to my being Promising A perfumed eternity In your arms Eileen M Ghali

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Richard Lamoureux

Date: 10/4/2017 3:42:00 PM

Still amazing and accurately expressed from a male perspective. Bravo Eileen;0)

Richard Lamoureux

Date: 11/8/2013 11:07:00 PM

Soup Mail

Arthur Vaso

Date: 10/27/2013 6:05:00 PM

ok, wow wow wow from the wow bank, need I say more?

Mustapha Mohammed

Date: 10/27/2013 9:43:00 AM

Excelling descriptive art Eileen. I love the feelings it evokes while perusing it.

Liam Mcdaid

Date: 10/25/2013 7:11:00 AM

really beautiful excellently penned piece

Lucilla Carrillo

Date: 10/23/2013 10:36:00 PM

A great poem with a lot of imagination put into it. Thanks for sharing... Lucilla

Eileen Manassian
Date: 10/24/2013 10:09:00 AM

Thanks, my dear Lucilla. Always great to hear from you. Hope all is well! :)

Ken Carroll

Date: 10/23/2013 1:11:00 AM

Hi Eileen, A lovely sensual and yet erotic write.. Ken

Eileen Manassian
Date: 10/23/2013 12:35:00 PM

The Greeks have three words for love agape...Godly love....philao...brotherly love....and eros...physical love...from which the word erotic is derived....So, physical love is beautiful and must be celebrated....

Eileen Manassian
Date: 10/23/2013 12:33:00 PM

:) Thank you, Ken. I'm glad that you liked it....

Donna Jones

Date: 10/22/2013 8:29:00 PM

Thought I was gonna pass out!!!!you know old ladies can't take this kind of excitement! Haha...oooo eeeee again....:-)

Eileen Manassian
Date: 10/23/2013 12:34:00 PM

OH MD.....You are stronger than you think, honey bunny! ;) Yes.....a little excitement in life is wonderful, is it not???? Glad I can provide that!!! HA HA!

Richard D Seal

Date: 10/22/2013 7:21:00 PM

Would seem my little Desert Orchid is out in full bloom with this write. Very imaginative poem indeed and very true how scents can open the mind to different emotions and memories. Take care, Richard

Eileen Manassian
Date: 10/23/2013 12:36:00 PM

Little Desert Orchid thanks you from the bottom of her little Orchid heart for your lovely words, Mr Seal. Blooming....yes, this write does seem to indicate that, doesn't it......Thanks for the visit. Always a welcome guest you are!!!!

Charlotte Puddifoot

Date: 10/22/2013 4:57:00 PM

a perfumed tour de force! I think this is one of the best poems I've read of yours so far; you really went all out on this one! funnily enough, I had a similar idea for a poem, but it remains unfinished in my file of (many) unfinished poems...I may finish it sometime, but I doubt anything I write could top this one! great work :)

Eileen Manassian
Date: 10/23/2013 12:38:00 PM

Well, I'm so glad that one of my writes have touched you this way. I'm very very honored by your words of commendation, Charlotte. Thank you for the visit and for lifting my spirits. Please...do finish your poem...I have no doubt that you can top this in your own distinctive style and flavor! Hugs

Honestly J.T.

Date: 10/22/2013 4:48:00 PM

This is like one of those letters that gets perfume sprayed on it. Well written

Eileen Manassian
Date: 10/23/2013 12:39:00 PM

What a nice image you have produced in my mind, Justice! Thanks every so much! :) :) :)

Voahanitriniaina Rabary-Andriamanday

Date: 10/22/2013 12:40:00 PM

I'm so impressed! I would never have come to the idea of "playing the male part" in this beautiful piece of theatre, playing games around floral scents! A masterpiece! Thank you for the collaborative work with Drake! You are such a blessed hear! Didn"t you put the poem into your own list? I'm looking for it! Hugs, Hanitra

Eileen Manassian
Date: 10/22/2013 12:43:00 PM

You are ever so kind....Thank you, my dear. No....the poem is only posted in his wall....He is more popular you see....more coverage!!!! Hugs... ;-)

Charmaine Chircop

Date: 10/22/2013 12:25:00 PM

Exquisite..How how beautiful this poem is and I love where each flower lead..My favourite of these flowers fragrance is the jasmine scent..I loove it..Great post

Eileen Manassian
Date: 10/22/2013 12:34:00 PM

Yes, I know you like Jasmine! :) I was going to go with lavender as well....I had to pick and choose which ones fit with my theme and which were the most fragrant. I love floral scents. I love pictures of flowers...I have a sweet friend who sends me links on FB of flowers....mostly purple ones, but any type of bouquet...Charmaine, when I'm depressed...and when my mind doesn't function...I click through those pics and find peace....My cover photo on FB is almost always some sort of flower arrangement...I also love sprays of fuchsia bougainvillea and wisteria dreams. Oh my...Hugs! Thanks for the visit.

Richard Lamoureux

Date: 10/22/2013 10:02:00 AM

This is cool how you expressed passion from the male perspective.outstanding poem, 7777777 and another to my favorites.

Eileen Manassian
Date: 10/22/2013 11:56:00 AM

By the way...I can't take too much credit for the concept of feelings being like a scent. That was something that was shared with me. I just loved the idea and decided to expand on the theme. :)

Eileen Manassian
Date: 10/22/2013 11:55:00 AM

Thanks, Richard. I'm glad I could get into a man's heart and mind with this one. :) I did quite a bit of research this afternoon trying to figure out which flowers carry which types of scents. It wasn't easy. I'm not a horticulturalist, but I do like floral scents. The signature scent I wear, Elie Saab, is floral mix. I do love it so...I'm on my second bottle and I so hate to see it diminish, but it does give me a boost when I wear it... :)

Nette Onclaud

Date: 10/22/2013 9:43:00 AM

this smacks of total abandon to what is here and now, eileen... slow heat rising ro flamed desire ; stunning lines awaken my sense..:) huggs

Eileen Manassian
Date: 10/22/2013 12:00:00 PM

Thanks, Nette...Must like a fragrance does. I love fragrances...I like to have a signature scent. I do go for the more overt ones. For a long time I loved to wear Yves Saint Laurent's PARIS...Beautiful...Now I wear Elie Saab...I like connected a scent with a person....So I stick to a scent for a while. This write was a pleasure to work on. Thanks for understanding the feelings I was trying to capture.

Poet Tacito

Date: 10/22/2013 9:29:00 AM

"A perfumed eternity"...damn. Sensually eloquent. The best way to define this writing.

Poet Tacito
Date: 10/25/2013 10:41:00 AM

I say, it's about friggin time. I stopped letting the ignoramus conform who I am...especially when they can't even identify themselves. Stay you -> Stay true.

Eileen Manassian
Date: 10/22/2013 12:01:00 PM

DAMN!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! YIPEEEEE!!!! :) Where has the world gotten to where a word like that can send one into orbit. I have no clue! ;) Thanks anyhow! Yes, I do like to write about sensuality as I am a very sensual person....Romance that leads up to that is also divine. I have decided to embrace who I am, and not mind if people like what I write or not in this genre. What do you say?

Shadow Hamilton

Date: 10/22/2013 6:25:00 AM

Eileen this is absolutely fantastic such imagery and depth of feelings This poem will live for ever adding to my favs well done what a tremendous pen Shadow x smile

Eileen Manassian
Date: 10/22/2013 12:04:00 PM

Shadow....this is your most delightful post ever! I am honored by your visit, your words, and your appreciation for this write. Hugs!