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Miriam Carl, Clinical Aromatherapist

The Sense of Smell . . .

4/3/2016

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Spruce
SMELLS by Christopher Morley
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WHY is it that the poets tell
So little of the sense of smell?
These are the odours I love well:

The smell of coffee freshly ground;
Or rich plum pudding, holly crowned;
Or onions fried and deeply browned.

The fragrance of a fumy pipe;
The smell of apples, newly ripe;
And printers' ink on leaden type.

Woods by moonlight in September
Breathe most sweet; and I remember
Many a smoky camp-fire ember.
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Camphor, turpentine, and tea,
The balsam of a Christmas tree,
These are whiffs of gramarye. . . .
A ship smells best of all to me!
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​Dear Reader,

What are some of your favorite "smells"?
7 Comments
doreen
4/3/2016 04:53:06 pm

What a wonderful poem! Wherever did you find it? He's got some interesting favorites...

Let's see - my dog, coffee, earth after rain, sometimes when my hair is dirty, and pine trees. I could go on...

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Miriam
4/3/2016 07:42:00 pm

Thanks Doreen! I found it somewhere on Facebook.

I like the scents you mentioned. I absolutely love the smell of coffee!

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Doreen
4/5/2016 12:15:52 pm

Yes, coffee.... mmmmm....

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Donna DeRosa link
4/4/2016 12:03:50 pm

Nice poem. I love the smell of coffee too.

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Miriam
4/5/2016 12:02:36 am

Thanks Donna!

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Health and Beauty Facts link
4/5/2016 08:35:55 pm

So appropriate for your site. Love the picture and the poem.

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Miriam
4/5/2016 09:42:42 pm

Thank you!

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