Ah, the miracle of scents and smells…
our corporeal early warning system
that links directly to our memory centers
A simple, even subtle smell
can instantly transport us
to a long ago event
It may cause a smile
a warm heart
a twinkle in the eye
or a grimace
a turn in the stomach
a growl in the throat
Certain scents will make you hungry
make you salivate
or make you retch
We will call some fragrances our favorites
others we will avoid avidly
Even some everyday smells
are those which
must not be named
or mentioned in polite company
Today, stop
and smell
all the smells
Be grateful
for the miracles of scents and smells
~ Trivial Music Silliness ~ 
such a good poem, Ed; the madeleine moments memorialized in Proust; I like the simplicity, the transparency of your poem , Ed, and that wonderful phrase: ‘smells that must not be named in polite company’ š
By: johnlmalone on March 8, 2021
at 9:05 pm
Thank you so much, John. Ha! ‘madeleine moments’! That passage from Proust in itself is a madeleine moment. Gives me goosebumps every time.
By: boromax on March 8, 2021
at 11:37 pm
it is one of the iconic passages in literature, Ed; oh, if only we could write a passage equal to that š
By: johnlmalone on March 8, 2021
at 11:39 pm
Madeleine? ….Sheesh John you make me sound uncultured….All I can manage is ‘Mary Mary quite contrary.’….
By: donmatthewspoetry on March 10, 2021
at 11:08 pm
you gotta start somewhere, Don; at least you’re building on strong foundations š
By: johnlmalone on March 10, 2021
at 11:13 pm
Thanks…what was it? Mary Mary quite….or was it Mary hadda?…..I get these two mixed..onward and upward as Madeleine would say… wot?
By: donmatthewspoetry on March 10, 2021
at 11:26 pm
Yes. If only.
By: boromax on March 9, 2021
at 12:10 am