Scent Poems

Nana's Perfume

Tea bags and wet dog, crossword ink on fingertips.
Chocolate biscuit wrappers, garden pond algae.
Hairspray that held those curly grey locks in place. Regal.

Scents mixed and shaken, 
ground and stirred – a dusting of her
that wafts through air like a time 
machine, shuttling me back to a 
bowling alley, a country show digging 
up worms. A

Scent of Citrus

Water rushing, steam rising, accompanied by the scent of citrus. 
Breathing in the scent of citrus suds to ground myself. 
Trying to keep myself sane. 
Water racing down my face, washing away the stress and pain of the day. 
No longer drowning the day out with water, back to reality.

The Scent Of Danger

Take me out of my head with your head.
Now forgive me, but bold is my baseline.
Make no mistake I must be comfortable,
drawn in by the depth of conversation. 

Now forgive me, but bold is my baseline.
I want you to taste my entire body. 
Drawn in by the depth of conversation,
please take me even deeper inside.

I

Roaming scent of gardenia

delicate as a whisper in the night



AP: 1st place 2025

The Scent of Eden

"The Scent of Eden"

Up the road I walked
as if in some golden hazy dream
and along the road an honour guard 
to the left of me, of red-ripe apple trees

I walked bare feet 

into that lush abundance 
of waving dark forest green 
the scent of mystery, fresh petrichor
wet leaves underneath my soul

moistly called me in, to

Unspoken

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SPICE

SPICE
seasons
simmering

saffron flowers steam
crimson  threads  libido
scents so sweet, bon appétit

“Rosemary perfumes August’s breeze”

aromatic pause

aromatic pause
then time to push the lever
~ french pressed perfection



AP: Honorable Mention 2025

Flowers as far as the eye can see

Meadow of clustered flowers
fragrant bouquets of petals
pinks purples yellows whites
~ a delightful extravaganza

Spreading their joy like tentacles 
they entice butterflies and bees
while the sun keeps busy 
caressing this wild ageless garden


AP: Honorable Mention 2025

in the night air

in the night air
your perfume lingering ~
the thought of you sweet



AP: Honorable Mention 2025

sweet scent hiku

sweet scent  w a f t s  to sea
    an orange grove
       d  r  i  f  t  s    past me

Your Perfume

When we parted at the airport you left a part of you behind,
Your scent Lingering still on my shirts, my clothes my hands.
I crushed them to my face and breathed you in, my eyes closed, remembering you. 
You smelled like lemons and flowers and strawberries.
You filled the room, every room with the scent of you,then

Fulcrum of a Rose

Line of inquiry: track where lies the fulcrum of the fragrance of a rose, then likewise find within, your soul.



petals, fragile – sensitive as the silence
who reveals the lost words, the evidence
spiritual inklings, listening
for hints of spice and mystery
murmuring beneath the frail majesty
blessing the soul who can see
what it means to link the heady aroma
of

Tea Time

                                                   Tea Time

  

scent of May

The scent of May draws me to the lilac bush
It has blossomed this year into a tall tree
Her fragrance is unmistakable

Her blooms seem darker than ever
She awakens my sense of joy
I am in awe of this purple queen

Do you smell the lilac? I ask a little one
She nods, but I wonder
Is she smelling lilac or

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