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The Perfume Bottle

  My empty perfume bottles
  each one a brilliant masterpiece
  Mouth blown and hand treated
  Ornate colorful glass
  or sparkling crystal

  Exotic fairy tale beauties
  luxurious and decorative objects
  When the sun shines, spots of light
  dance in the room with a wide range of red,
  orange, yellow, green, blue and purple

  Collecting perfume bottles
  has become a fascinating hobby
  Some date back to the ancient Egyptians,
  Romans and Greeks
  on 18th and 19th centuries

  Always on the hunt for antique
  perfume bottles
  Sniffing the corks
  Even though they are empty
  they still have some scent

Copyright © Anne-Lise Andresen | Year Posted 2025

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Arthur Vaso Date: 9/13/2025 10:20:00 PM Beautiful, I have a few mens cologne bottles I keep LOL Login to Reply

Sara Etgen-Baker Date: 9/13/2025 5:59:00 PM what a delightful take on the contest...I can appreciate your fascination with perfume bottles. When I see them in antique stores, I often wonder what the original owner was like. best wishes with the contest, hugs, Sara Login to Reply

Tom Cunningham Date: 9/13/2025 12:52:00 PM Some of those perfume bottles are works of art, you must have a great collection. Hope your weekend is going well Anne-Lise. Tom Login to Reply

Kevin Leake Date: 9/13/2025 12:00:00 PM Beautifully written Anne Lise Good luck in the contest Kevin Login to Reply

Victor Buhagiar Date: 9/13/2025 12:00:00 PM Fascinating poem - collecting old bottles of used perfume. Bet some have exquisite scent. Best for a win. Hugs. Login to Reply

Paula Goldsmith Date: 9/13/2025 11:51:00 AM Your "The Perfume Bottle" is a wonderful write with a pretty picture of bottles. All my old bottle are gone. Wish I still had some. "Good Luck" Hugs... Have a Blessed day/weekend writing away.......... Login to Reply Anne-Lise Andresen Date: 9/14/2025 3:10:00 AM - I am not a collector, Paula ... I don't have any empty antique perfume bottles ... just imagination :) - But there are many who collect these beautiful bottles - Many thanks for your comment :) - hugs