Cigarettes but not cigars
Shoe stores
Books and libraries
Cemeteries, but not funeral homes
Grandmother’s gown
Teddy bear
Magnolias in the wild
Wisteria
No lavender or cotton blossom
Those candles always cheapen the true identity
Bananas don’t have one
But I’d like it if they did
Baby shampoo
Always seems better than grown up shampoo
Perhaps it’s infused with youth?
Youth and maturity
Slight sweat, not full blown drenched
Roses are over rated
But not unwelcome
Fresh coffee
Room temperature coffee
Stagnant coffee
Any coffee
rosemary and basil but
no thyme for me
or anything else in the grand scheme of things
the ocean whose taste is the only thing that’s better
Korean, western omelets
Yakisoba late at night
Beautiful, matches its name
Cedar and pine
I always felt dogs should be better
Seems like man’s best friend should smell the part
Cats, too finicky for nice scents
Don’t like the one their born with? Get a dog
Or bird
But birds are hard to smell
What with those pesky wings
Chicken (pesky becomes delicious)
Freshly cut grass
Not dandelions
Do they even have one?
Skin, not overly scented
Just natural the way they were intended to be
Without embellishment
Or scent refreshment
Standing alone
Being themselves
Scents I have grown accustomed to
And could not live without
Or would not want to live without
Or would want to live without but would not enjoy doing so
The nose knows after all