Written for: dVerse Poets Pub – Poetics: “Comfort Smells” (posted by Gina)
“Today I ask that you write a poem about a smell that takes you to a time when you would just collapse into a safe place especially when the world was getting too rough and tough on you. Close your eyes for a moment, blot out all the sounds and just inhale a memory. Then write your poetry, write a poem that has smell as a safe memory. What’s your comfort smell? Tell me.”
wet wool scent
gloves drying from snowballs
on a radiator
spicy gingerbread
suffusing the whole house
eating it warm
opened box of crayons
rainbow colored, waxy
coloring in books
chocolate chip cookies
soft giants, baked-from-scratch
burning my tongue
scents that bring back
home comforts of childhood days
innocence in different era
I’d love to be that box of crayons sitting by your side as you munch the giant chocolate cookies, I am reminded of my children’s moments of pure pleasure – comforted now that they would also feel the warmth and safety of home just as you did. lovely Sara, simply lovely. I do love snow you know so your opening lines just drew me in.
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Thanks so much, Gina. I am glad you enjoyed it.
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Those were the innocent and delightful days~ Love the smells specially the box of crayons.
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Thanks, Grace!
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Great scents and memories, Sara, especially the ‘wet wool scent’ and the ‘opened box of crayons’.Yes, ‘innocence in different era’!
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Thanks, Kim!
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Scents have invariably taken each and every one of us back to childhood, home and mother. I loved your scented memories, though I was never fond of the wet wool smell!!
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I’ll let you slide on the wet wool. Thanks, Bev!
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That scent of crayons was a unique touch.
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LOVE crayons. Thanks, Bjorn!
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Nice! I love the way you did your stanza. Spicy gingerbread is like cinnamon buns baking. The aroma is wonderful.
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Thanks, Dwight. Now I will have to bake some!
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Thanks, Sara, for penning these delicious memories! (I just baked some chocolate chip cookies and look forward to coloring with grand daughters today.)
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Sounds like a yummy day! Thanks, Lynn.
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I remember similar comforting tastes and smells. It is amazing how they comforted.
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