HOW KARMA WORKS
At the beginning of being born,
my Karma is fitted to me
like an ID bracelet.
As I slip out of the womb,
memory drifts away
like a poof of Chanel #5.
Recollections disappear.
Ah, but I know my scent.
Inspired once more by Willow..Mag Prompt..please join in ..go to magpie tales...Thanks, Willow!!!
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40 comments:
Sense of smell is the most evocative sense I think, and you've captured it well.
Hi jabblog-
Thanks for visiting..I do agree, the scent of one we know never leaves us!
Oooh, absolutely brilliant ... I love this!
Lyn this is breathtaking...there are so many profound thoughts in this poem...truly beautiful!
:-)
Hi Deborah-
So glad you like this..it was just there!!
Hi Carrie-
I'm so impressed by your comment..thank you!
a unique take on the photo- I especially like the last two lines.
Quick to the point, inventive and a special breeze of truth! Love this one!
Love your poem, the last line is so perfectly beautiful and true.
Interesting how some scents last .. and others really do disappear in a poof! Liked this Magpie..
Hi kathew-
Thank you..I do feel the same!!
Hi Mary Ann-
"Breeze of truth", wow!! Thanks...
Hi Brigid-
I'm touched by your words..thanks!
Hi Helen-
Grateful for your kind words..funny how a scent becomes a signature!
I really like this!
- the "id bracelet"
and
"Ah, but I know my scent"
Great concept.
Gasp. Totally brilliant. So few words.....so deeply profound.
I salute you.
Hi Lo-
I'm totally humbled by your comment..oh, my..thank you so much!
I laughed at the last line of this...
It's funny how we know our own scents
and how everyone elses are so different and sometimes weird :)
Rene
Hi Rene-
Other's scents..as long as it's clean..and I love a vanilla scent!
Hi Susannah-
Thank you..maybe we are the same scent, life after life...
Ah, the smell of karma...drawn to it..like a magnet....bkm
Hi bkm-
Always looking for clues to my Karma..Chanel #5..why not? Thanks..
I love the slip/drift movements in the central stanza. and the last line really lingers, the "ah" sound encapsulates the mood and subject wonderfully!
Hi Words a Day-
Interesting..I felt that "ah" was an inhalation..thanks so much!
A light, elegant piece; quite delightful.
i know my scent...there in lies the condrum for many..nice magpie!
Hi Lyn,
Wondered what that fragrance was, on the breeze! An intoxicating perfume makes one forget all else.
Hi Friko-
Love the word..elegant...thank you so much!!
Hi Brian-
You always pin-point an element so well..thanks!!
Hi Derrick-
Used to work in the "fragrance" industry..stopped wearing perfume when I quit it! Am daring to dab some on now..
Beautiful poem, you explore human emotion and human spirituality. A profound piece.
Hi Lyn, I'm a little late to the party, but I really like this xxo
Hi Sam-
You are most kind..Always appreciate your comments!
Hi Jeane-
You could never be too late..
always, thanks...
Love this... my Karma is fitted to me like an ID bracelet... my favorite part.
thank you
Hi Reflections-
Thank you..true, just can't shake that karma!
What the mind forgets, smell reminds us of. Lovely pie, Lyn.
Hi Lena-
The sense of smell is quite a trigger, for sure!! Thanks...
Yes, scent does trigger memories.
Hi Linda-
Yes, it's funny, when someone passes us with that special scent, we turn our heads to see!
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