The aromas reminiscent of the yesteryears still whisper in my moments of solitude and bring tides of memories long forgotten.
As I open the shades of cobwebby ventilators of childhood memories And the sunshine of golden remembrance pours into The musty ,dusty corridors of yesteryears Misting my eyes with dewdrops of emotions condensed on eyelids Through the gateway of olfactory pleasures enter aromas of the past Their faded realms are still vibrant with anecdotes of past That replay like movies on mind’s cinemascope With floral revelations blossoming on threshold of recognition
These aromas faded but yet vividly reminiscent enter my soul And as they spread their aromatic breath Whispering like the wind and rustling leaves in my soul’s ears Tides of memories come flooding in waves And the coronets of sublime foam of moments Glisten on their foreheads like gems on a tiara
The appetizing aroma of grandmothers pickle was softly whispering Of those summer afternoons when they dried in the sun And the aroma entered my room to tantalize and tickle My nostrils and make me drool for spicy delights
The fragrance of the roses that my mother planted Nurturing the meadows with the elixir of her love That which crept into my room through the window On the chariot of the whimsical breeze To tell me of the herald of spring Has also whispered anecdotal lines to my soul
The whisper of the aroma of rich coffee echoes aloud For it knows itself as one of the treasured memories of my past When steaming aromatic coffee and discussions with my father Were the highlights of my insipid existence
The aroma of tea leaves that was embroidered in my breathe Also whispered softly to remind me of forays of solitude in tea gardens That stretched limbs of dewy emerald softness in my childhood’s alleys And brought rejuvenation to my tired soul, yet again
The rich aroma of chocolates was not to be ignored as it hissed For they were my passionate ruin of a lifetime And always uplifted my dejected moods with their ambrosiac sweetness Melting on my tongue to ward away all sorrow and pain
The earthy smell of the wet soil after the rain And the aroma of saffron as it blended in milk to stain The sublime liquid manna with the colour of sunshine
The scented potpourri that floated in crystal bowls And welcomed every person with a fragrant embrace Smell of fresh handpicked mangoes ripe golden And that citrus aroma of oranges eaten in the winter The fumes of petrol had a smell that was intriguing to me As a mysterious whisper from past reminded me
Lost in the aromatic delights of the past I feel replenished, rejuvenated by those aromatic memories And as I sit with a reminiscent smile still on my lips The present smells in my life crowd all around These were aroma that never ever filled me with delight For i hid behind the facade of impenetrable indifference Unwilling to waste precious moments in smelling my environs
But now they clamour for my attention Enveloping the breeze that entered innocently With a cocktail of smells , exotic, sweet, appetizing Each yearning to be a part of my guilded memory Like the fragrance of the peacock’s love lingers In the cerulean plumage preserved in a diary Even making the musty yellowed pages redolent…
