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A Priceless (S)cent

by Matthew Taylor

Is it an aroma or an essence?
a sense sensed arousal in the most primitive form..
and I was alone and cold, yet it kept me warm...
never a perfume nor cologne capable of replication
the liquid was poured into the recipe of your soul,
upon creation.
the feelings it evokes, the magic emotion..
cannot be derived from any singular potion!
the scent of my love, in purest of forms
dizzies my mind, my soul it warms.
on a towel, or sweater, or in mid air
it erases each and all of my cares
it cannot be shopped for, nor bought or traded
it was infused as you were created
tonight upon a pillow I cried
and pondered my state as if you had died
nothing could replace,
your face~ or ....you
my love of all time , my only, my true
just the scent of your body
calmed my emotion
I held fast and so tightly
I'll never let go!
no perfume no scent, no reason or rhyme
can replace or displace
the loveliest face,
the life so sublime.

10/18/2006

Author's Note: tonight grieving, pondering the fragile vulnerability of life, I wept into my wife's pillow, while she slept upon mine in our bed, I never felt closer to her, nor valued my life's blessing more than that moment. just for a fleeting moment to think of never capturing her essence on this earth again was so sad, so real, so very emotional, all things made sense again to me...this is what it's all about. wow, I never realized how much love I was capable of!

Posted on 10/18/2006
Copyright © 2025 Matthew Taylor

Member Comments on this Poem
Posted by Anne Engelen on 10/18/06 at 06:26 AM

awestruck! Seriously, the emotion pouring out of this one, the great flow and wonderful rhyme. I totally dig it!

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