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| The sculpture of an Indian peacock clicked at a Emporium! |
The smell of a new book,
Leaves me lost among the bygone times-
Of friends and school...
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The scent of earth,
After the first summer rain,
Dancing outside-
Among the beautiful peacocks,
Their trail in display!
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Burning wood,
And fragrant herbs and oils-
Sacrifices to the fire God!
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Written for Carpe Diem Haiku Kai!
Those sacrificial offerings smell oh so sweet to me!
ReplyDeleteA Whiff of Autumn
true i love them!! theyre almost purifying!!
DeleteGreat scent memories -- the scent of books, rain hitting dry earth, burning wood and herbs -- I really enjoyed this post!!!! All of them -- powerful! :D
ReplyDeletethank you Jen!
DeleteI love that first one. So true!
ReplyDeletei think we all book lovers love the smell of new books!! :)
Deletemmmm you found some lovely smells...
ReplyDeletei love the smell of books...it is so intoxicating...
its raining now so i know my morning will
smell good...smiles.
thank you brian!! i have a wonderful day!
DeleteThe new-book smell is something we lose in ebooks.
ReplyDeletethats why i enjoy my good old hard copies... was never a fan of ebook!
DeleteOnly in the scent of a book... I know books I hated.. and they smell still haunts me at time.. your second one where the smell even have a name (petrichor).
ReplyDeletethank you Bjorn!! i dint know that word or atleast i've heard it but dint remember it~!!! thanx for bringing it back to me!! although scent of books is more loving for me than haunting! :)
DeleteAll three fragrances that you mentioned are soothing and nostalgic, even for me.
ReplyDeleteMy post in response to this prompt is titled 'Geeli Mitti'. Now that I have read your post, I realize that your second Haiku is also about the same. Lovely...
thank you Nimi... i really enjoyed your post!! the geeli mitti title renders it a nostalgic read!! loved it!
DeleteThe scent of a book .... mmm lovely and sweet. Several years ago I published my first novel and I can still remember the scent of the book ... the ink, the paper, the cover ... really I hadn't thought that it would be that true the scent of a new book ...
ReplyDeleteWell being your first novel im sure it must have smelt far more beautiful Kristjaan... thank you for the amazing GW post...
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