(bbbb) Poetic Perfumery Poem by s.zaynab kamoonpury

(bbbb) Poetic Perfumery

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O' poets switch off today all senses but one
as you enter the arena of aroma
As I nose out the world's perfumes
To boost your nasal stamina

A dainty phial of perfume's indeed
a preferred and perfect present
The joy of the lady, the joy of the gent
A vial of perfume's a gift lovely and fragrant
A gift of a whiff, for all to sniff
from scents sophisticated and pleasant.

And she sashays trailing behind her a tantalizing trail
of her choicest elegant fragrances
As for Indian me I'm fond of sandalwood too
of sweet sillage and unique nuances.

He loves to revel in her lingering scent
Treasuring it to form scented hints of memory
It soon becomes his favorite fragrance
as he inhales in the imagined potpourri.

Sensual scents do swell for sentient man
to satisfy his olfactory cell, to gratify his sense of smell
Wherever you may go, wherever you may be
Tis trendy to leave that tell-tale perfume trail...

It's thanks to medieval Eastern Avicenna
we can extract fragrances from the flora
Extraction of essential oils from jasmines and rosewood
To expel and dispel any trace of miasma
with aromas of flowers such as freesias and mimosa.
Thus explore the enticing effect of extracted essence
Ooh to luxuriate oneself in assorted floral fragrance!

And that lands us in the world of fragrant agarwood
of middle eastern ittars or attars for aesthetic incense
To diffuse in your sacraments mystical frankincense
The strong nuances too of the scents of enchanting oud
and thus enjoy the tenacity of entrancing fragrance.

And from dawn unto dusk
my favorite scent is that of musk
It's distinct, distinguished scent
made me a fan so fervent!

As for a more occidental smell
my choice is sweet and refreshing lavender
While others prefer eau de cologne
or the intoxicating smell of ethyl and ester

And for fragrant balms from balsams
Explore the realm of the strong heady scents
No matter if they're mere synthetic blends
They're gorgeous infusions for your glamorous garments

To extirpate smells putrid and pungent
Comes in handy a pleasing spray odorant.

Enhance the refreshing smells of the great ozone
with honeysuckle air freshners and for you the roll on.

Ah modern or ancient times, the world's enthralled by fragrance
Be it western parfum or oriental patchouli
Ah bask in those lingering hints of scents
as you explore the aromatic world of perfumery

This isn't meant to be a sales catalogue
It's merely to present the perfumes in vogue.

So much for the world of perfumes compressed into a nutshell
All is well as long as God may bless our sense of smell!

COMMENTS OF THE POEM
Gajanan Mishra 20 June 2013

sophisticated and pleasant, good poem, thanks. I invite you to read my poems and vote and comment.

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Lorraine Colon 21 June 2013

I really enjoyed this. I could almost smell the beautiful fragrances you mentioned. I grow lavender, roses, honeysuckle, and I always stop to smell them when I'm in the garden. I agree - long live our sense of smell!

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R.benjamin Abate 22 June 2013

Very nice. I like the ending here This isn't meant to be a sales catalogue/ It's merely to present the perfumes in vogue - you're lines about perfumes are so refreshing. Thanks.

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Aftab Alam Khursheed 23 June 2013

olfactory refinement a universal call very nice

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hi my friend how niiiice very beautiful thank you good luck

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Joe Breunig 20 March 2014

An interesting piece; appreciated the message. -Joe Breunig, author/poet, Reaching Towards His Unbounded Glory

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Soulful Heart 03 March 2014

Hmmmmmmm......thats taking in the perfumes blended together to invoke our olfactory cells....the ancient natural ones and the recent synthetic ones completely apart in content yet functioning d same.....great write

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Roseann Shawiak 17 January 2014

Very original idea, I like it. Felt like I was in a perfume factory myself and taking in all the beautiful scents. Very sensual too. Thank you for sharing. RoseAnn

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Muhammad Ali 10 December 2013

nice poem. v nicely expressed. it is more difficult to express more ordinary. peace.

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Bri Edwards 23 November 2013

i prefer the smells of cooking meat and vegetables, and fresh fruit, and cheese, and baking baked goods, and CHOCOLATE! it really is rare that i smell perfume, but it is pleasing (for me) to smell an enticing aromatic trail of a mysterious lady. a few times i have smelled one which brought back fond memories of a woman from my past. thanks for sharing. :) thanks for rhymes and alliterations. e.g. Sensual scents do swell for sentient man to satisfy his olfactory cell, to gratify his sense of smell and arena of aroma p.s. there were a couple of guys on the bus today who could have used some sandalwood or jasmine! ! !

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