Haiku In Memory
Blue Grass, Lenthérique. All gone!
(like my sense of smell . . .)
This week, Rosemary invites us to write about fragrance, perfume, all that delights (or dismays) the olfactory sense. Alas . . . age has reduced mine to almost zero. As noted here.
Nicely done! As you know, it's not all about perfume and roses … but still a bit sad when a sense of smell goes. The key word here is "almost". :)
ReplyDeleteI admit this confident and shiny little piece tickled me rather - my mother used to wear Blue Grass - Bless her!
ReplyDeleteOoer! I still have Blue Grass body spray, and yes, it takes me back to being nineteen. Those were the days! :-)
ReplyDeleteLOL, it was I Rommy, not Rosemary who came up with the prompt. This piece brought me back to the scents of my youth - especially Aqua Net hair spray hanging like a fog from a Steven King novel in the girl's bathroom during my high school years in the late 80's.
ReplyDeleteThat is fascinating! Why does the olfactory sense deteriorate like that? I've noticed mine has become quite poor with each passing year too. No idea why!
ReplyDeleteScents and their associations are so strong and so personal. Aqua Velva brings back the memory of my grandfather slapping it on his face after a shave. Chanel #5 the complicated scent of my mom.
ReplyDeleteHa ha, I must have been a girl in your youth. I do recall those particular scents from my own youth; had not even noticed they were gone now, but you're right. (I think my sense of smell is much the same; it's my hearing that has deteriorated.)
ReplyDeleteI suppose age does pay it's tool on our body functions, including the senses. But I know that the COVID-19 wiped mine out. I can smell brewing coffee and taste really good chocolate, that's about all the good those two senses can do for me.
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It would be interesting to keep a scent journal and note when you smell anything. See what comes back, when--or whether.
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