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Ted Reynolds Member
since 1999-12-15
Posts 331 |
14,000 THINGS TO BE HAPPY ABOUT (#41) Oh, golly, the next "happy" subject I'm supposed to write a poem about is the odor of pennyroyal, dill, begamot, sage, and geranium! And me without the shadow of a sense of smell! What to do, since I do not permit myself to skip a topic? (And in the unlikely event that anyone is trying to collect *all* of these, the last few have been posted in Critical Analysis.) Last time I picked up vanilla extract at FoodMart, I barely controlled my impulse to grab those spice bottles and start a sniffathon. I suppressed the impulse, so this posted here will have to be the "before" part of the poem, with the "after" portion waiting for future experience. \ LEAVES TO SNIFF ("before" version) Pennyroyal: the scent of vanished glories, an aristocratic past remembered in poverty. Dill: pickles, what else could it possibly be? Bergamot: the whiff of a stately middle-European town-mayor on a warm spring day (whatever *he* smells like, and I don't really want to know.) Sage: a wise odor -- one sniff of this increases wisdom. (For one thing, you gain knowledge of what sage smells like.) Geranium: the fragrance of an ancient mineral. Sometimes used in botanical power plants. And, for the record, a poem is what I *say* is a poem, so not a word on *that* subject! |
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Elizabeth Santos Member Rara Avis
since 1999-11-08
Posts 9269Pennsylvania |
A poem is a poem is a poem. Now about this sniffing, I hope you don't accidently grab the bottle of glue at the food mart. That would be a very happy subject. But anyway, you have written about topics that would leave me with an empty page. I don't know how you do it! Liz |
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Seymour Tabin Member Empyrean
since 1999-07-07
Posts 31720Tamarac Fla |
Ted, Agree with Elizabeth, interesting reading. |
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jascanvey Member
since 1999-12-26
Posts 130England |
Are you sure that's all you've been sniffing?  LOL interesting reading! |
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Marge Tindal 
since 1999-11-06
Posts 42384Florida's Foreverly Shores |
Ted- Okay ... I got this downpat. ACHOO ! Well, was doing okay until the gerachoonium got my sinuses worked up. Have to admit ... glad this 'happy' is over. Cute - Cute - Cute ! ~*Marge*~  ~*The pen of the poet never runs out of ink, as long as we breathe.*~ [email protected] |
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Nan
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Member Seraphic
since 1999-05-20
Posts 21191Cape Cod Massachusetts USA |
Sniffing vanilla?.. Make sure you don't get the artificial stuff - It'll get stuck in the sinuses....  |
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Munda Member Elite
since 1999-10-08
Posts 3544The Hague, The Netherlands |
Sniffing vanilla....getting stuck ? LOL Nan, that would make a story ! I have to agree with Elizabeth though, I would be stuck with an empty paper.  |
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Denise
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Member Seraphic
since 1999-08-22
Posts 22648 |
Wonderfully, hillariously creative, Ted!  Denise |
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WhtDove Member Rara Avis
since 1999-07-22
Posts 9245Illinois |
LOL...this was different, and I think I can safely say I would be left with an empty page too. LOL @ Liz! <*\\\>< When you can't make up your mind Which way is right for you, Stop and softly ask yourself, What Would Jesus Do? |
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Echo Rhayne Senior Member
since 1999-09-17
Posts 1495Canyon Country, CA |
Bravo, I think I would be left with an empty page myself, though not until I tried for at least 2 weeks LoL! great job! Just be glad I'm not your child! *evil grin* |
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