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Awakened

My window opened
I hear soft music
The sound of voices
In a deep slumber
Wakes me from my sleep 

A stink in the air
A strong scent lingers
A pit fire burns
Something unpleasant
It last all night long

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Victor Buhagiar Date: 9/16/2025 1:30:00 AM Pity to awake to a bad smell. Use some scented spray. Lovely compact poem. Login to Reply Darlene De Beaulieu Date: 9/16/2025 10:56:00 AM Hello Victor, yes thank you. That is a good idea. ., Enjoy your day my friend. /Darlene/

Andrea Dietrich Date: 9/6/2025 7:34:00 PM This is very nice . Keep up the writing Login to Reply Darlene De Beaulieu Date: 9/7/2025 10:27:00 AM Hello Hugs. Thank you for the lovely comment. yes of course I qill continue to write. o Andrea, Hugs. /darlene/

Sotto Poet Date: 9/6/2025 1:43:00 PM Such a foul scent to bear, dear Darlene. May your day unfold with gentle grace, a tapestry woven with moments bright and warm. Login to Reply Darlene De Beaulieu Date: 9/6/2025 4:10:00 PM Aloha Soto, Thank you Soto, How are you? Enjoy yuour evening. my friend. /Darlene/

Randy Freie Date: 9/5/2025 11:56:00 AM Smells like somebody's either fired up the barbecue grill, or are practicing a funky new way to hold a wake. Wake-n-Bake! Always stir, never shake! A funeral pyre and choir maybe? I suggest rubbing a little Vicks under your nose before it blows! Login to Reply Darlene De Beaulieu Date: 9/6/2025 10:59:00 AM Hello Randy, yes the scent smelled awful. I have no idea what the neighbour was burning. it smelled worse that a skunk. Vicks under my noise sonds like a good idea. thank you. Enjoy your day my friend. /Darlene/

Heidi Sands Date: 9/3/2025 6:03:00 AM Oh my. That sounds like an awful smell to endure Darlene. I hope you have a nice day :) Login to Reply Darlene De Beaulieu Date: 9/3/2025 10:11:00 AM Hello Heidi, Yes it was awful . The scent was really strong. It also bothered Stormy. Hugs. /Darlene/

Sara Etgen-Baker Date: 9/1/2025 4:55:00 PM sounds like our former neighbors...let's just say, they were less than considerate. But hooray, they moved last month. Login to Reply Darlene De Beaulieu Date: 9/2/2025 10:48:00 AM Hello Sara, Oh, you must be relieved hyour neighbour moved out of the neighbourhood. I hope you get better neighbours. Hugs. Darlene/

Joe Dimino Date: 9/1/2025 2:59:00 PM Frustrating. Most of us try to keep our properties, gardens and air clean as possible...and then you have those, that just don't care. I feel for you. Your write is a very vivid reminder. Well done Darlene. Login to Reply Darlene De Beaulieu Date: 9/2/2025 10:43:00 AM Hello Joe Dimino, Hey Joe this happend to me every morning. I am very tired. Stormy wakes me up at 4 then Thank you Joe. at 5 and i get out of bed at 6 to feed her. Yes it is frustrating. Thank you Joe. Enjoy your day my friend. /Darlene/

Paula Goldsmith Date: 9/1/2025 1:33:00 PM I enjoyed reading your wonderful "Awakened" write. Guess it was birds singing. Have a blessed day writing away............. Login to Reply Darlene De Beaulieu Date: 9/1/2025 2:52:00 PM Hello paula, No , it was a stink in the air from a pit fire that stank the air. i have no idea what the person was burning.. it stunk awful. Hugs. /darlene/

Eve Roper Date: 9/1/2025 12:14:00 PM I hope that’s not the smell of a skunk. It sure does linger for a long time. I love my nightly walks as they are pleasant except when a skunk decides to visit. Enjoyed reading, Login to Reply Darlene De Beaulieu Date: 9/1/2025 2:54:00 PM Hello Eve No it was a pit fire. whatever was burning really stunk awful. it lingered in the air. Hugs. /Darlene/

Jay Narain Date: 9/1/2025 11:38:00 AM Scary poem. Login to Reply Darlene De Beaulieu Date: 9/1/2025 2:56:00 PM Hello Jay How are you? yes it is scary a pit fire can get pout of control at 2 in the morning. The scent lingered in the air. Enjoy your day my friend. /Darlene/