scent – Simon's still stanza

Remembered Scent

Remembered Scent

Car ignition

The motor and

a smell

long, long

forgotten

returned.

A long forgotten

scent

of him,

one loved deeply.

The same smell.

And we

remember.

The nose knows

and remembers.

Simon C.J. Falk 6 January 2020

Scent Of A Train

Scent Of A Train

For Noel Charles “Charlie” Falk, a Station Master

A feeling of

Something ferrous and hot

Wafts into my nostrils.

Is my car alight?

It gave me a fright!

But

The there was no warning

Light or tones.

Then I knew.

Yes, that familiar aroma,

I recalled the sound

Of metal on metal

And its smell,

A scent of a train.

I felt at home

Again,

As memories traveled

To accompany me.

All those homes

We inhabited.

By the rails,

And Dad,

In uniform,

On standby,

Flag and whistle

At the ready,

Ensuring another train

was steady

To recommence

It’s passage.

Simon C.J. Falk 21 August 2017

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Eluded Pleasant Scent

Eluded Pleasant Scent

Technology may

Capture,

In Pod and pixel,

The stunning sight,

Of brilliant day

And social night.

Sound,

It may record,

That we may pin it

To a board,

Or playlists

In our caches.

But,

The bulging bytes,

Cannot control,

A pleasant scent upon

A stroll,

A flowering tree

That comes to me

Oh, that pleasing scent

Held naturally!

Simon C.J. Falk 19 June 2017

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