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Allergy Season

smell of burning leaves
like patchouli in my nose
allergic sneezing

written October 3, 2021

Copyright © L Milton Hankins | Year Posted 2021

autumnenvironmenthealthironyhaiku

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Caren Krutsinger

October 6, 2021 at 12:43 PM

I cannot abide the smell of patchouli. It smells too "druggy" for me. But I sure get the "sneezing part" - which is what burning leaves can do to me also.

L Milton Hankins

October 6, 2021 at 12:53 PM

I like the smell of patchouli. It takes me back to the sixties and all the crazy things I did during those years! But, this is the season of burning, red eyes, sneezing and coughing for me.

Delice Arleen Skelly

October 6, 2021 at 12:08 AM

The smell of burning leaves ignites feelings of seasonal change and a difference in atmosphere.. summer is truly over. Nicely done Milt...Delice

L Milton Hankins

October 6, 2021 at 8:49 AM

Thanks so much. I would love the smell if it were not for the sneezing fits ignited.

October 4, 2021 at 1:19 PM

Ha, ha, ha! I think I've smelled patchouli before, and I don't think I ever want to smell it again! Touche, Milt!

L Milton Hankins

October 4, 2021 at 1:28 PM

Actually, I sort of like patchouli, but the burning leaves are a big, fat NO!

October 4, 2021 at 11:27 AM

That burning smell lingers for days and continues until all the leaves are off the trees there's no escaping it. Tom

L Milton Hankins

October 4, 2021 at 12:05 PM

You're so right about that, Tom, and it is torture for people suffering from allergies.

Shirley Hawkins

October 3, 2021 at 10:16 PM

Bless You!

L Milton Hankins

October 4, 2021 at 7:40 AM

Ah, Shirley, this is the time of the year when teary eyes seem to be in order.

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