The magic spell!
I stood before a shop that sold
Cute bottles with some magic spell
It’s good. This one. I like. Let’s buy!
Was all I heard, until was told:
Hold this, don’t break and spill the spell!
‘Fragrance!’ My wife had spied my ‘why’!
‘Fragrance!’ I said, and then mumbled,
‘Is there in our home full of books,
The times we cleaned the house as one,
Your gritty hold as I fumbled!’
‘Your messages in corners, nooks,
She added, ‘were a spell and fun!’
The spell of fragrance is within
And fragrance of this spell remains
As long as we may wish it be!
‘And these,’ she said now with a grin,
‘Scents will bring back those magic strains.’
And scents made sense magically!
Arvind Passey
03 March 2012
10 comments
Monica Sharma Bajpai says:
Apr 3, 2012
haha….good one, Arvind!
Arvind Passey says:
May 24, 2012
🙂
Meenakshi says:
Apr 3, 2012
You have a way with words…Poetic anecdotes…nice
Arvind Passey says:
May 24, 2012
Thanks a lot… poets write on only so long as someone cares to read… or they just fade away into something prosaic!
The Fool says:
Apr 3, 2012
Nice different kind of poem.
Arvind Passey says:
May 24, 2012
I feel more grateful when anyone likes a poem… there are so few appreciations for poetry these days!
sulekha says:
Apr 3, 2012
An aromatic tribute to lovely memories, breathtakingly fragrant 🙂
Arvind Passey says:
May 24, 2012
You’re always so kind with your words… but i love them, like always! 🙂
Kriti says:
Apr 4, 2012
Books sure do have that smell, has a way of bringing back memories, tears sometimes and laughter in others… Good post Arvind!
Arvind Passey says:
May 24, 2012
I love your surgical incisions… always! 🙂