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The Scent of Your Soul

The scent of your feelings clings To the fabric of my dreams It never leaves….it lingers Lingers Permeating everything The scent of your feelings Envelopes me The fragrance of gardenia When you are tender, sweet Gentle and serene Tranquility showing through In the gardenia scent of you Seducing scent of jasmine Surrounds you like an aura Heavy, heady Promising opulent luxury Of flesh upon flesh With you in control Leading me deeper Into the scent of your fantasies Tantalizing, teasing, tempting Endless jasmine ecstasy Sensual and satiating Is the jasmine scent of you Perfumed in Damask Rose Giving off the scent Of inner turmoil Uncertainty, vulnerability You are brooding and troubled Guarded, disturbed Needing to be reassured Held in the strength of my arms Quieted by my love Till dawn’s light When your safety is assured And your scent finds release Along with that of mine Honey suckle perfume Your need to nurture To let me suckle At your breasts Your perfume speaking In words my soul hears That you live only To care for my needs Your perfumed hands Soothing way the aches and pains Of my rough and busy day Honey suckle promises Of womanly affection In waves of comfort and light I taste honey Nectar that sweetens my lips For I know it flows for me I know I am nothing A poor lost man Without the fragrance of honey suckle Wafting over me Narcissus emotions When there is venom in your eyes Sparks fly all around me And I know a storm is coming A scent foreboding Ominous… Indicating the imminence Of the unleashing of thunder and lightning Torrents of rain The scent of angered passion I sense it I smell your brewing storm I’m unleashed in the elements And yet….I know How to harness your storm How to bring calm How to let you vent in my arms Beat at my chest I silence you with a kiss Your arms pinned The anger passes Yet your Narcissus scent Left on my chest Leaves me shaken Unglued Weak In the aftermath Of your storm Orchid emotions The perfume of surrender Absolute abandon to my will The sweetest fragrance The tenderest emotion A wilting flower Waiting to be revived Tenaciously wrapping around my body Knowing its source of life, love, and happiness Your scent moves me Brings out my desires To possess To please and reward To bring color to your petals By my life giving stream Lost in this scent The most beautiful of all The scent of surrender To me The scent of your emotions... Your soul Clings to my being Promising A perfumed eternity In your arms For Anthony Slausen's Scent of Your Soul Contest

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Jiril Clemons

Date: 10/21/2014 9:54:00 AM

An Absolutely Brilliant piece, Eileen! Nearly every emotion of yearning for other is deeply expressed in this amazing piece. Some of the best metaphoric imagery I've read in my life. Overall, a beautiful poem. Check out some of my poems, might find some you like. Peace.

Dr. Upma A. Sharma

Date: 10/20/2014 7:57:00 PM

Eileen u r at ur best dear! Congrats on first place win!

Anne-Lise Andresen

Date: 10/19/2014 3:07:00 PM

- Woow . . . Eileen, congratulations on your BIG win !!!! - oxox // Anne-Lise :)

Eileen Manassian
Date: 10/19/2014 3:19:00 PM

Thank you, Sunshine! :)

Brenda Meier-Hans

Date: 10/19/2014 2:26:00 PM

Congratulations on your win Eileen. You know how to do it.

Eileen Manassian
Date: 10/19/2014 2:28:00 PM

Thanks, Brenda. I try, Hon, I try! :)

Paul Callus

Date: 10/19/2014 7:29:00 AM

Congratulations on placing first with this gem, Eileen!!! I am not one for long poems, but this one kept me captivated and it just finished too quickly! Your passion is once again your forte; the manipulation of flowers and perfumes transmits the basis of this beautiful poem. It goes to my faves:) hugs // paul

Eileen Manassian
Date: 10/19/2014 12:45:00 PM

I'm beaming with your praise, Paul. Thank you, my dear. Yes...I tend to write longer writes. Brevity is never my strong point though I teach my students about its value! Thank you for reading till the end and for faving this piece. I'm touched.

Jan Allison

Date: 10/19/2014 3:14:00 AM

No other place for this other than the top spot - many congrats:-) hugs jan xxx

Eileen Manassian
Date: 10/19/2014 3:41:00 AM

Thanks, Jan. This was written some time ago, but I thought it would be appropriate for this contest. It was inspired by something someone very dear to my heart once told me. It is a winning piece because it has my heart and soul in it....and lots of love. Thank you for your sweet comment.

Mark Trichet

Date: 10/19/2014 2:22:00 AM

Wonderful win Eileen a inspirational write of quality, so so seductive. Congrats

Eileen Manassian
Date: 10/19/2014 3:42:00 AM

Thank you for your visit, Mark. I appreciate having your comments on this piece. Seductive...yes. I hope that it is. It was meant to be...to show the fullness of a woman in all her many moods. I'm glad you liked it and I appreciate your words of praise.

Kayod5 Kayode

Date: 10/18/2014 11:30:00 PM

Congrats Eileen for this master art,indeed you are a class;I am happy I don't trust and boast of you in vain.You are the winner,my friend is the winner.

Eileen Manassian
Date: 10/19/2014 3:43:00 AM

Thank you for this beautiful heartfelt comment. I'm so so touched by your generosity of praise. :) SO grateful, my dear. I will visit you soon. Hugs.

Maurice Yvonne

Date: 10/18/2014 8:01:00 PM

BACK TO CONGRATULATE YOU. A SINGULAR NUMBER 1 WIN. THERE IS NO BIGGER WIN. LOTS OF LOVE.

Eileen Manassian
Date: 10/19/2014 3:45:00 AM

MAURICE!!! Thank you, my dear. This is a sweet win, indeed. It gives me so much joy and a sense of fulfillment. I'm so happy to have you share the moment with me. Hugs

Darlene Gifford

Date: 10/15/2014 4:36:00 PM

Romantic and sensual through out. And writing about what each flower's scent means to you is creative and gives me a whiff of each flower's perfume. Also, I want to thank you for visiting my page. Darlene

Maurice Yvonne

Date: 10/14/2014 1:17:00 AM

Epic and stunning. This will rate high in the contest.

Eileen Manassian
Date: 10/14/2014 1:28:00 AM

Thanks, Maurice! Here's hoping! :)

Justin Bordner

Date: 10/13/2014 3:47:00 PM

The range of romantic emotion is so very enchanting, each flower a mysterious power, petals of diverse personality,every scent a signal of passion with a man existing to be your soil of rich mineral. The fragrance of storm narcissus peppered as Iris scent with velvet thunder burgeoning from beauty unrelenting, fuming and spuming wild pollenation. I must confess Eileen, the Damask Rose intrigues me most, a purity of passion disturbed by her own divinity. You are truly amazing woman, FAV! J.A.B.

Eileen Manassian
Date: 10/13/2014 10:03:00 PM

Justin...thank you for sharing your thoughts on this write. It is an earlier piece which I thought would suit the contest so I revived it. It is intriguing to me the scent that you chose. Intriguing and surprising for I thought you would go for more of the passionate scents. It shows a very bold truth about you which is a thrill to see. Thank you for your visit, Justin. I'm always happy to "see" you. Your latest avatar is stunning.

Tim Smith

Date: 10/12/2014 10:23:00 AM

Now that's what I'm talking about....my arms are open wide and waiting :) .....hugs Tim

Rajat Kanti Chakrabarty

Date: 10/12/2014 10:00:00 AM

almost a masterpiece. You are great Eileen Manassian. love.

Richard Lamoureux

Date: 10/12/2014 9:01:00 AM

You are inspired Eileen, wow! I see another win in your future.

Eileen Manassian
Date: 10/13/2014 10:05:00 PM

I hope so, Richard. :) I wrote this a long time ago, but I thought it was applicable for this contest, so I reposted it. Thanks for reading and posting. Hugs

Anne-Lise Andresen

Date: 10/12/2014 7:34:00 AM

- A gem !!!!!!!!!!!! (7 !!!! no doubt) - A wonderful written poem, dear Eileen ! - Luck in contest ! - Happy Sunday :) - oxox // Anne-Lise :)

Eileen Manassian
Date: 10/12/2014 7:35:00 AM

Thanks, my sweet Sunshine. Always good to hear from you. It might be a bit long...but...it doesn't hurt to try.

Jan Allison

Date: 10/12/2014 7:18:00 AM

Absolutely stunning Eileen:-) hugs jan xx Good luck in the contest.

Eileen Manassian
Date: 10/12/2014 7:20:00 AM

Thanks, Jan. Hugs back at ya!