Anne-Lise Andresen Poet Free verse

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13.09.2025

Anne-Lise Andresen
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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

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Valsa George September 15, 2025 at 11:57 PM Dear Anne, you have done a delightful take on perfume bottles. Collecting old perfume bottles is a rewarding hobby. They will serve as decor in your glass wardrobe. All the best. Hugs!

Sotto Poet September 15, 2025 at 9:40 AM That's a fantastic spin on the competition. I get that you're really interested in fragrance containers. Best wishes for the contest

Arthur Vaso September 13, 2025 at 10:20 PM Beautiful, I have a few mens cologne bottles I keep LOL

sara Etgen-Baker September 13, 2025 at 5:59 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

Tom Cunningham September 13, 2025 at 12:52 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

Victor Buhagiar September 13, 2025 at 12:00 PM Fascinating poem - collecting old bottles of used perfume. Bet some have exquisite scent. Best for a win. Hugs.

Kevin Leake September 13, 2025 at 12:00 PM Beautifully written Anne Lise Good luck in the contest Kevin

Paula Goldsmith September 13, 2025 at 11:51 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.......... Anne-Lise Andresen September 14, 2025 at 3:10 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