My Aromatic Affairs.

AmbiPur

"My Aromatic Affairs"  is a poem  dedicated to my nostalgic memories associated with  smells, fragrances and aromas that I grew up with at home. There are some coveted ones i cannot recreate but the longingness still fills the void of their absence.

My Aromatic Affairs

Months piled together for the years to fold
Those memories now, seem just a day old.
When aroma of mom s morning tea
urged to quit the bed and stand bold.

The morning breakfast that began the days
was a mix of love and nutrition in a way.
But the smell of curry leaves and sputtering mustard,
still reminds me of those nostalgic days. 

Ending of annual exams brought smile
with vacations to unwind for a while.
The smell of fresh printed  pages of new textbooks,
was like a cologne on a free trial.


The cacophony of friends in the hall
eagerly waiting to feast and hog.
The aroma of Ammi's Eid Biriyani
reaching neighbors, crossing the walls.

Time then paced all too fast,
I came into my teens with a blast.
The perfume on her hanky that I stole
is the only thing that still last.....

Home had its own ambiance
with water soaked roses fragrance.
The roses that mother pampered
sitting in the garden in our absence.




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[The bold texts in each stanza is the smell or fragrance that has a nostalgic connection with my home]

** Poetry Style - Ruba' i or Rubaiyat, a Persian style of poetry. It was popularly used by Khayaam and also by Robert Frost.