English Lavender and Jasmine.

So I was sitting on the foot end of our bed,

At night,

In the moonlight,

You just passed by,

And the air was rich with your fragrance,

Like the beautiful blend of English lavender and Jasmine,

And it mingled with my tastebuds,
Making my mouth water,
And how it reminded me of a million memories in the blink of an eye,
The highness of serenity in your fragrance,
Reminded me of being at sea for the first time,
The touch of your fragrance,
Reminded me of walking barefoot on that lofty blue carpet,
The softness of your fragrance,
Reminded me of all my soft slumbers,
In the blink of an eye,
And,
I was sitting on the foot end of our bed,
At night,
In the moonlight,
And I fell back lightly on our bed,
Painfully,grabbing the white shirt with fine collars,lying there,
And realised it was not the air but this shirt that still had this rich fragrance of yours,
Like the beautiful blend of English lavender and Jasmine,
You had not passed by but had quietly passed away..

Reviews

[R Smith]

That was stunning Mirab, literally so, i was so taken in by the story unfolding about the fragrance of your love passing by and the emotions and pictures it evoked that the very final words almost passed me by lost as i was in the mesmerising beauty of the work, then it hit me that your love has passed away and suddenly everything became sad, however its a fantastic end and so neatly concealed till the very last second, brilliant writing Mirab, just great :)

[Mirab Irfan]

To write about a pticular fragrance is actually beautiful,i think :)
And i thought maybe bringing this twist at the end would make it a perfect one,somehow!
I am glad and appreciate your review,Richard! Thankyou so much! :)

[Syed Zeeshan Haider]

Truly romantic poem with decent twist at the end.

[Mirab Irfan]

Thankyou very much Zeeshan. :')

[Ana B.]

There is something magical about moonlight, compelling a mind into the realm of finer, more subtle senses....a stunning picture and beyond lovely words :)

[Mirab Irfan]

Ana,thankyou so much for your kind words!
Glad you liked it. :)

[wordman]

Mirab,i love this poem of fragrance,and I love any thing English and lavender
and a nice twist at the end

[Mirab Irfan]

Thankyou so much ! :)

[wordman]

you are welcome

[Tom McRoberts]

I bloody adore the repetition of the three lines at the beginning. Wonderful captures the weight and power of sensation. Great stuff, Mirab!

[Mirab Irfan]

Tom,i am glad you liked it.
Thankyou so much for your review! :)

[Bushra Naqshbandi]

This was so breathtaking. I absolutely loved it. Superb work. Amazing imagery and great flow. One of the best poems I've ever read. It is so romantic and heart-touching. A really, really beautiful piece. I loved each and every line. You've penned this brilliantly. Great job! :)

[Mirab Irfan]

Bushra,Thankyou so much for your review.
I'm really happy about it that you liked it.
Thanks again for all your kind words :)

[Bushra Naqshbandi]

You're most welcome. You deserve all the praise! :)

[Rudi J.P. Lejaeghere]

Remembering by the smell, it happens very often. Very well done. :) Rudi

[Mirab Irfan]

That's true Rudi!
And thankyou very much. :)

[AaronFreitas]

Amazing how a scent can carry so much passion.... great work my friend I enjoyed this poem :)

[Mirab Irfan]

Aaron,Thankyou for your kind words! :)

[John Alexander McFadyen]

Such an unexpected ending as it reads like the perfect love accolade until the end when you describe loss. Well portrayed.

[Mirab Irfan]

Thankyou so much John. :)

[mappingthenight]

I really enjoyed this poem. The imagery was great and it was easy to picture your words in my head. Oh, the heartbreak of it! Smells are so strongly tied to memories and I think you really captured the power of that here - especially regarding a lost loved one. I felt the disappoint myself as I read on and discovered it was just the lingering scent on the white shirt...very stirring. Thanks for sharing!

[Mirab Irfan]

I really appreciate your review.It is absolutely true that smells are very strongly tied to memories! They really can make you remember everything in the blink of an eye!
Thankyou so much! :)