John Lawless Poet Free verse

Common Scents

COMMON SCENTS

Sweet goosebump tinge
of distant rain
such hope imbued
on nature’s whispered breath
and dirt, soft earth
awaiting to be turned
savored
salt air afresh
on tongues of breaking waves
the aromatic nuances
of her


John G. Lawless
3/14/2021

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Jack Horne March 15, 2021 at 1:17 PM love this - awesome

L Milton Hankins March 15, 2021 at 8:25 AM Ah, John. In this brief verse you have conjured up some wonderful scents. I, too, love the smell of freshly-turned earth in the spring before the planting. And, that strange smell of a gentle rain! Wonderful poem.