Fragrant Fumes, Pungent Memories

      Ah, the fragrant fumes of paint drying on a picket fence
         followed by the grease-stained smell of turpentine on the brush

      Though doubtless matched by the aroma of oil spills gracing
         a service station’s garage floor 

      These pungent memories of childhood, wiped clean today
        by vastly improved technology, yet linger with me
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Rodrigues Avatar
May 28, 2025 at 7:44 PM
And ah…the smell of gas at the gas station before realizing it is not safe…lol
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